Dreaming and planning for a bicycle trip over 800 km’s long comes with a lot of variables. How to plan and what to take comes with experience. My 865 km trip to The Pas now comes to an end.
Packing rain gear is a must for any cycling journey. I was very fortunate to not have needed any of it. Thunderstorms were forecast for the evening last night. This is why I got to the campsite at 4 in the afternoon. By 10 in the evening some very wicked thunderstorms passed through the campground. I was safe as one can be in a tent, staying dry.
I was told last night there was nothing between the campground and The Pas. Today I can confirm that to be true. Trees are something and there was a lot of that. I kept looking and listening to the trees. From what I could tell the trees were speaking words of pain. Telling me that the earth is hurting and that the people on it are also in pain. To me this reaches to the core of why I wanted to do this cycling trip. I wanted to connect my family with a bicycle. So that they may know that no matter where they find themselves in life, the joys and struggles. That I as there Father wishes to walk with them in there journey. When it comes to healing in the bigger world issues. I feel that raising money for MCC helps bring healing to the world. As I travelled through 100 km’s of just trees today. This voice of pain became very clear to me……..this is where I cried.
I got out of bed before 6 this morning. I packed and had a quick breakfast and got on the road by 7. I soon noticed I was being cheered on by the cars passing. Many waved and some cheered by giving friendly honks for this stranger on a bicycle. I was in constant communication with Kimberly all morning. Kimberly went to the edge of The Pas to meet me. First a wave, than a hug….and this is where I cried…….tears of joy.
Mileage today came to exactly 100 km’s, all done before 1 pm. Total mileage for the entire trip came in at 865 km’s.
If you wish to donate to the work of MCC you can do so by going here: https://donate.mcccanada.ca/registry/bike-winnipeg-pas-100-x-8
This concludes my Winnipeg to The Pas journey. Dreams of future trips are always there, as long as my health allows.
Adventures on a bicycle 