Today is the last day. The last day of this cycling adventure we embarked upon 4 1/2 months ago. I feel melancholy and sadness. I linger in my sleeping bag, deliberately moving slowly to delay the end of the end.

During these last months, I have discovered a sense of freedom that only oneself can provide and the proof that, if you want to accomplish something, commit to it and it will happen.

I have met some amazing people. People that have embarked on life journeys on their bikes and kayaks. I met a lady who lived her life regretting that she had not jumped on the opportunity for adventure at a younger age. At 70 years old, she stopped regretting and started a solo cycling trip across Canada. I met a man who has a degenerative nerve disease who has cycled in more then 20 countries. The disease will eventually cripple and kill him, but until then he is living his life to the fullest. There is simply no excuse for not accomplishing your ultimate dreams and desires. Carpe Diem!