http://typicallycanadian.com/blog Honouring Canadians And Their Battle With Cancer Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:33:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BICYCLE RIDE ALONG THE WELLAND CANAL CYCLE PATH FOR  FIRE DEPARTMENT  EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH BBQ TO FOLLOW 100% OF FUNDS RAISED WILL BE DONATED TO THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY IN HONOUR PETE AND FIREFIGHTER RELATED CANCER INFORMATIONSUNDAY AUGUST 9TH AT THE KING ST. FIRE HALL 10:00AM-1:00PM FAMILIES ARE ASKED TO RAISE A MINIMUM OF $10.00 PER FAMILY (DONATION SHEETS CAN BE OBTAINED ... http://typicallycanadian.com/blog/?p=156 We are home now and it is wild to be sitting on my dock writing about our three months on the road.  Cycling across Canada, honouring inspiring Canadians who battle cancer and those who go above and beyond in the fight against cancer was truly an amazing, humbling experience.  There ... http://typicallycanadian.com/blog/?p=154 Its the official finale today for the Typically Canadian Tribute Tour.  The event for today is scheduled for 11:30 at the Confederation Building and all that is left is a small 10 km escort.  There were alot of people there to greet us at the beginning of the escort.  Along with the ... http://typicallycanadian.com/blog/?p=153 Today is the day we got into St. John's, NL.  All of the trip across our great land has built up to this day and we are all certainly excited.  Today, however, would take us just inside of St. John's to our check point and tomorrow we will convoy the rest of the way in ... http://typicallycanadian.com/blog/?p=152 The Ride from Gander to Clarenville was a wet one but the weather has been so nice in St. John's and it was warm enough to not be to much of a problem.  We camped out about 15 kms outside of Clarenville where we were given a complimentary stay.  The next ... http://typicallycanadian.com/blog/?p=151 With a cheese title like that you know this blog is going to dominate all of its predecessors. Making up some lost ground, we rode 130km to Gander. About 20km into the ride I started to do some investigating and interrogating. The main culprit was Mr. Alex Gray, a tall ... http://typicallycanadian.com/blog/?p=150 Leaving Humber Valley at 6am was a sight to see. Fly Fishermen all down the rivers, and some already with their daily keep; the sights of Newfoundland continue to amaze us. It was a quiet 200km ride as we were determined to make good time and were still reflecting the big ... http://typicallycanadian.com/blog/?p=149 As Grayski mentioned, the Chalet was glorious and so was the rest. We recharged the batteries for a good portion of the morning and were delighted to see that Gray made a tasty breaky for all. Tarragh gave us a tour of the Club House facilities the day before, where I ... http://typicallycanadian.com/blog/?p=148 Today was a long anticipated day in our camp.  We had a short ride of 75 km to one of the most scenic and luxurious resorts in Canada, the Humber Valley Resort, who is hosting our event and where we will be staying for 2 nights.  It was another beatiful ... http://typicallycanadian.com/blog/?p=147 Today was our first ride in Newfoundland-Labradour.  We arrived off the ferry late the night before and we boondocked our Rv in the parking lot of the Price Choppers and got a good nights rest.  We got off to an early start with a nice cool overcast and a slight ... http://typicallycanadian.com/blog/?p=146