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| How The Journey Grew In part, you can thank my dad. Having a father who is a helicopter pilot, who has travelled the world, and who has had more adventure in real life than many actors do in a trilogy of movies, tends to be an influence on you. You can also thank Role Playing Games for adding kindling to the fire. After playing so many adventures with my friends, it made me want to have real life adventures even more. Terry Fox was also an inspiration, even though I'm not handicapped. The idea of trying to cross the country under your own power intrigued me. Besides, for a kid (I was around 8 at the time), it seemed like the only possible way that I was going to see the country, since it would be another ten years before I could get my licence. Come to think of it, I STILL don't have my licence... During High School, I wanted to take some kind of bike adventure, for two weeks or a month, during summer vacation. I had thought about going from Oshawa to James Bay, only it turned out that there were no viable roads to get there by (at least, none that I could find). The idea lay dormant. After my second year of university, when my girlfriend broke up with me, I needed to do something, and decided to go to Halifax. Though it was difficult, I proved to myself that I could do it again if I wanted to, but next time I'd make some changes.... |
Viaticus Rex The main difference between this bike trip and the last (besides distance) was my choice of transportation. Having learned my lessons going to Halifax, I decided to find the best kind of bike possible. Note I don't say the best bike, for that would be too expensive, but I knew there were better designs out there, and wanted to find one that worked better than the traditional "diamond" frame. Enter the Recumbent (or "bent" bike to some). This style of bike is far more comfortable, having a wide seat and a backing you can really lean into, and much faster than your standard bike, being truly aerodynamic in design. You'll find out more about this bike in the journal. |
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The Road Goes Ever On And On... Mossfoot |
The road goes ever ever on down from the door where it began now far away the road has gone and I must follow, if I can Pursuing it with eager feet until it finds some larger way where many paths and errands meet and wither then? I cannot say. -JRR Tolkien Mossfoot's Web Page |
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