by alex | Aug 8, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago-today was my 122nd day on the road and I had reached London, my home town. It had been four months since I dipped the toes of my running shoes in the cold water of the Atlantic Ocean in St. John’s, Newfoundland and set out to walk across Canada at the age...
by alex | Aug 1, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today – I experienced another flashback. It was my 115th day on the road and we had reached Toronto. Maybe it was the heat of summer that had my mind take me back to two moments that will be with me as long as I live. The first was to 1995 when I pushed...
by alex | Jul 25, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I was passing by CFB Trenton, east of Toronto. As our little cavalcade moved along the steel fence that separated the highway from the military base, we could hear the constant roar of giant cargo planes, all painted military green, as they lifted...
by alex | Jul 14, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today marked my 100th day on the road since I dipped the toes of my running shoes in the Atlantic Ocean in St. John’s, Newfoundland back in April. I am now in Brockville, Ontario after being in Ottawa a couple of days earlier. It’s another hot and steamy...
by alex | Jul 10, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I started my day in Saint Timothee, Quebec. It was my 92nd day on the road and it would be my final day in province number five. I was walking with my friend Mario Chioini, the 39-year-old French Canadian school teacher from Central Collegiate in...
by alex | Jul 3, 2018 | John's Blog
Twenty-years-ago, Canada Day fell on a Wednesday as I made my way along Highway 132 which hugs the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The highway winds its way through the villages of Berniere-St-Nicolas, St-Antoine-de-tilly, St-Pierre-les-Becquets and...
by alex | Jun 27, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago this week I was making my way through the little villages along Highway 132 on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. We began the week in Montmagny, about 50 kilometres east of Quebec City. This is where the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean pretty...
by alex | Jun 21, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today it was the longest day of the year and it was also day number 71 on the road. I finished the day in Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec. In the evening as I looked north across the St. Lawrence River, I was happy that we were now in province number five. As we...
by alex | Jun 14, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I was in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick alongside the St. John River heading toward Quebec and province number five. Along the Trans-Canada I could hear gunfire through the trees as we passed CFB Gagetown. I just assumed the shots were coming from the...
by alex | May 30, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I was in Sackville, New Brunswick after crossing the Confederation Bridge on my 50th day on the road. This structure, which is 60 metres above sea level at its highest point is the world’s longest bridge over ice-covered water. It’s an engineering...
