Interview on Daytime Ottawa August 3, 2012

Sunday August 12th. The eagle has landed..... I left Sackville at 6.30 this morning. The weather was grey and overcast with a Light fog. I was excited a about my last day in the saddle but not the 214 kms ahead of me. However, I persevered and as the hours passed the kms got shorter. I narrowly avoided several showers but never really got wet. My wife Mary met me at several locations along the way and provided me with nourishment as well as moral support. I finally crossed the McDonald bridge into Halifax at 5.30 PM. I dipped my foot and the bike into Halifax harbour and felt relieved to have this gargantuan journey behind me. It's also nice that I can give this a big X off my bucket list.

I would like to thank all the people for their moral support and also their financial support for Child Haven.

I would especially like to thank my family and my Long Suffering Wife for their patience and support during this arduous journey and futile attempt at self-destruction......

Sean

Saturday August 11th. Just about there..... 1 more day in the saddle... Cycled to Sackville 201 kms with a little bit of headwind. It was raining lightly in the morning when I left and it cleared after about an hour but the skies were heavy and overcast for most of the day. However, except for a few light mists, I luckily escaped rain for the rest of the day. The roads and shoulders in New Brunswick have been excellent. Almost in Nova Scotia. I am determined to reach Halifax tomorrow by hook or by crook to end this 6 week odyssey on the saddle.

Friday August 10th. I started off the day with my second flat tire of the whole trip just 5 kms out the road and it was just starting to rain. This set me back 2 hours. However, despite the rain which cleared up after a few hours I made it to Fredericton which is 210 kms by 5.30 in the evening.

I will be crossing into Nova Scotia tomorrow, hoping to reach Sackville and then Halifax late Sunday evening to dip my bicycle and feet into the Atlantic Ocean.

Thursday August 9th. Rivieres-Du-Loup to Grand Falls New Brunswick today. 191 kms. It was another good day for cycling with a nice tailwind. However there were lots of hills also and the promise of more tomorrow as I head for Fredericton. Beautiful pastoral countryside with gently rolling hills. Great roads in NB with wide smooth cycling shoulders. These past 2 days the cycling has been made easy for me with the assistance from my wife Mary to carry my panniers and take care of my nutrition needs and also for her moral support in assisting the completion of this cross Canada bicycle odyssey.

Wednesday August 8th. Left Quebec city today heading for Rivieres du Loup. Caught the ferry across the St Lawrence to the South Shore. There was a beautiful view of the Chateau Frontenac from the ferry. By the time we got across it was late morning and Rivière du Loup was 190 kms away. Some beautiful cycle paths out of the city that got us onto route 132 East. It was a great day riding as we had a tail wind to our backs. We stopped at Montmagny for lunch and this is where I said goodbye to my friend Peter from Laval whom I have been riding with for the past few days. It was a beautiful countryside to ride through along the South shore of the St Lawrence. Finally arrived at 7 pm after another long day on the road.

Tuesday August 7. It was a good day for riding.  I did 125 km.  Beautiful views along the St Lawrence. Pleasant biking today, fairly flat and a few rolling hills.

Made it to Quebec City and will meet my wife Mary tonight.  She is flying in to support me for the last leg of the journey to Halifax.  She will carry my bags and drive a car along side of me through the Maritimes.

Still cycling with the Frenchman I met.  We don't have a lot of words between us as he doesn't speak English and I don't speak French, but it is great to share the road with him.