148km. great day! and a hilarious night yet again.

Hey everyone,

Today was really great. I smiled, I danced, I laughed and I destroyed kilometers. This ride is so weird. I know there are people who read this thing every day and have followed me from the very beginning. You individuals must be wondering what drug I am taking because my mood jumps around like a metapausal mother. Each day is different and my emotions vary so greatly from just 48 hours ago. I woke up today with a smile and I was ready to hit the road. My dad said the mallet man hit his legs last night and he took a day off. My legs have grown to the size of small children and were ready for a work out. I ate a hearty meal at McDonalds because there was not a motel breakfast. I felt like a rock was in my stomach and set off on the bike with Michael Jackson blasting on the ipod. That guy has some talent incase you have been living in a cave for the last 40 years - like golem. I was having such a good time, the sun was shining and all was great. Chris, thanks so much for working on Lance and Thor, they felt so strong today. I was in no hurry today and peddled along at 25km/h. My mom told me to ramp up the pace or we were driving so I kicked it up to 32 for the rest of the day. I am just going to go out and say this. I have 3 days left!!!! I am so excited I feel like a 6 year old girl about to ride a pony. I have overcome so much adversity, struggled against all odds and battled through monstrous amounts of pain in the last 27 days. I have dug deeper into my being than I ever want to for the rest of my life because going to that place is very frightening...basically I felt like I was dying. Against all this hardship, I have overcome it all. If you read through the posts since day one I think you not only read a story of a young man cycling across the country for cancer but also a transformation of self. I learned like 6 life lessons a day! haha. Today's were, focus on the things you can control and work through the things you can't. A smile is better than a frown. Life is really short and can end at in a moment. Love your family. Live life to the fullest and sing, laugh and love. I sound like a kindergarden teacher but that's what I learnt today through experiences. The day went on and the sun faded into night. I rode until I thought it was unsafe because of the light. By the way, congratulations Ontarians for having the worst and most dangerous roads in all on my trip so far for cyclists. I have almost gotten hit by a car several times in the last 48 hours because the shoulder is a foot wide and there is 1 lane traffic on one side and on the other is gravel. If my wheel goes into the gravel I fall onto the road and get run over. Maybe now you can see why I was so angry yesterday and for parts of today. Anyways, we ended up at the weirdest bed and breakfast I have ever stayed at. The dog is 150 pound lion killer (I'm not kidding) the hostess grabs your face and has a cat that jumps onto your food. I talked to her about reincarnation for 10 mins while the dog looked like it was going to rip Thunder Punch off Lance. She found a chipmunk in the pantry too. Things like this are what makes this trip so special and unique. Tomorrow I hope will be a good day but who knows, I have had some really terrible ones for the last week straight so we will see. I must go to bed now but thanks to everyone for the support. It really does mean the world to me and I wish I could thank each of you personally.


ps I broke through 4000km today, that was pretty great. I also had mechanical issues but sorted that out pretty quick. Im off to bed. Thanks to my friends for still acknowledging me and skyping. I can't wait to see all of you and celebrate this thing properly....that's all for now!

Bon soir

Adam Beaudoin
near Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park