Conversation between Callum (Eastern team driver) and Li (Eastern team rider) part 1. Theme: riding alone/ driving alone Background: For the most part of the trip of the Eastern team since July 27, Callum has been driving the support vehicle…
The weather looks goodNot too sunny, not too windyNot too cold, not too hotI want to ride my bike outsideBut the bike is dustyThe chain is rustyThe roads are busyMy light battery is emptyI’m not sure how fast I can…
It was a beautiful moment. We held hands and formed a circle, grooving with the music, we expressed our gratitude to each other. Hands were warm, so were our hearts. Love flowed through the circle. Thank you, Julia, for inviting…
My cycling story started three years ago when I was living and working in Prince Edward County. In April 2021, I learned through local news that in August Parkinson Canada would hold a cycling event “Pedaling for Parkinson’s.” I had…
Charlottetown- Cavendish Distance: 51.4 km June lifted her bike into her truck and handed us 50 dollars, “This week is our 50th wedding anniversary. My ninety-year-old mother gave this to me and asked me to do something wild with it.”…
Maitland-Pictou Distance: 111.7 km Elevation: 960 m “Laughter, joy, and fun are not normally associated with Parkinson’s. Community appears to make it so.” -Ed Johnson We started our trip in Nova Scotia on Aug 9 in a small village, Gabarus.…
Truro-MaitlandDistance: 68 kmElevation: 921 m We landed at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, after a 17-hour ferry from Argentia, Newfoundland, on August 9. Riding a big loop of over 700 km from Cape Breton Island to Halifax to tomorrow’s destination, our…
Halifax-Brooklyn, NS Distance: 111 km Lloyd hurt his ankle earlier this week. “I had to stop. My ankle is hurting too much. I’m trying to get Callum to get me, “a message popped up on my bike computer. Susan and…
Newfoundland is the first province the East Relay team crosses in this year’s Spinning Wheels Relay. In Newfoundland, at end of land, places have no address doors have no lock towns have no restaurants hundreds of kilometres with no moose.…
Gover Town-Port Blanford-Chance Cove Distance: 67km, 98km The past few days on the road have been quite an adventure. The team had 19 falls on gravel roads, walked our bikes for over 8 km in the rain, faced endless rolling…
Gander-Gover Town Distance: 71.6m “Dear Koren, Gary, and family, It has been a pleasure meeting you guys. We had the best food, best music, best conversations, great places to stay when it’s wet and cold outside. We feel spoiled, and…
Notre Dame Provincial Park- Gander Distance: 38km, 45.6km “It’s 9 pm now. In the living room, people are still playing guitar and singing together. In the kitchen sink, a cod fish is unfreezing. A couple of rum bottles scattered on…
Catamaran Park-Bishop’s Falls Distance: 70km Riding time: 3h4min We met Willie and his sister Helen today. For our team, it’s hard to see that this disease has taken so much away from a man and his family, his speech, mobility,…
Sheppardville, NL – Catamaran Park, NL Distance: 57.61km, riding on Trans-Canada Highway; good road condition Riding time: 3h3min Ascent: 419m It is a 32-degree sunny day. We had head winds, long hills, no shade, no cell signal, not had breakfast…
I looked up, the puffy snowy mountain top, the serious tall pines, the deep dark blue sky, the flowing clouds, the elegant sailboats, the cristal clear lake Dillon, and the gorgeous reflection of all these nature beauty, a wonderland. Sitting…
I used to think that hope is like candle flame. It flares up when positivity is around and there is a further to be seen. And it dims down when bad things push me into darkness. But now I view…
Living with a chronic disease for over 13 years gives me a lot of time and space to struggle, experiment, learn and reflect. I still remember in my early 20s, I felt there was a hole in my body and…
Living in Toronto Canada, sunshine in a winter day is so precious.The snowstorm last night buried my car, but the sun came out this morning, it’s a good day to go out somewhere. The sunshine really boosts my mood and…
It is estimated that 60% of people with Parkinson’s disease in America are homebound True, we are a group of lonely people. Last Friday, I took a bus in the early morning at 5:30 for a research session at 6…
Howley – Green Bay Total distance: 113.25 km Total riding time: 4h30min Ascend: 720m The day started on a windy chilly beach. Nobody slept well in the tent the night before because of the nonstop blasting noise from the wind.…
