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Monthly Archives: June 2008

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A fatal road accident has taken the life of Daniel Hurtubise and a cycling companion and injured Hurtubise’s two children as they rode across Canada yesterday, in their bid to raise money for diabetes research.
The accident occurred Sunday afternoon just east of Virden, Manitoba when a car struck the four cyclists as they rode along […]

Day 15

Départ d’Indian Head ce matin, tout le monde est encore un peu fatigué de la dure journée de la veille. Au moins, le soleil est de la partie aujourd’hui! En début d’après-midi, chaque cycliste est concentré sur son odomètre à l’attente de 2000 kilomètres parcourus depuis le départ de Vancouver. Pour l’occasion, on a même la […]

This is what diabetes is all about

Day 13, Swift Current to Moose Jaw 177km.  For some unknowed reason I had a very bad day with my diabetes, during the whole day I could not transform my carbohydrates and protein to energie.  The whole day I had a terrible headache, I was weak and could not think straight. Alex, Sonia Robert and […]

    Il est 19h15, nous sommes installés dans le Eagle Valley Park Campground, près de la Trans Canadienne à Maple Creek. Encore une fois, il n’y a pas eu de frais pour le site avec service complet pour le VR, un gros merci à la propriétaire qui était très sympathique. Effectivement, nous n’avons pas arrêté […]

friendly people

Yesterday we stayed at a campground in Calgary, the owner is diabetic and was very impressed by our venture.  She was so nice that she offered the RV facility for the night at no charge.  One of the fun part of the Ride of a Lifetime is to meet great people, travelers and truck drivers […]