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Sometimes you just need to stretch yourself physiâ€" cally and psychologically to get the In his book, published in December, Lind reflects upon the cycling holiday, the first such trip he‘s ever taken, this way: "I look back at it as a metaphor for daily living. So often you feel you‘re only pedaling uphill. But, it‘s nice to coast downbhill and look at the beautiful vistas." (Continued from page 11) "Praise God! It‘s Larry Jones, my old classmate at school in England 25 years ago, who is now a minister in Harrisburg. His house is our destination for the evening. Being a Presbyterian, he naturally believes in preâ€"destination, and, we being late in arriving, he set out .. to see if he can find us preâ€"destinaâ€" tion. He has. Hallelujah!" * Lind‘s trek was full of surprises, such as this one, on the road to selfâ€" discovery. For him, it was more than ]US( a cycling holiday. Cycling trek his ‘metaphor for life‘ THE OAKVILLE BEAVER The book mixes philosophy and humor as Lind describes this father and son trip, day by day, the people they‘ve met, some of the places where they stayed, getting lost, standing in awe at some of the hisâ€" toric and natural sights along the route, and how much they longed for a warm shower and comfortable bed each night â€" anything from a It‘s a great exercise. It‘s a grand weightâ€"loss program. It may even hold a metaphor for life." PHILOSOPHY AND HUMOR "I‘m am firmly convinced that life is, and ought to be, an advenâ€" ture," he continues in a philosophiâ€" cal vein. "For the most part, we travel the paths of least resistance. Having faced countless hills (upâ€" hills and downâ€"hills) on this bicycle trip I am all in favor of the downâ€" ward path but I have immense respect for those who travel upâ€"hill, even those who get off and walk and push their load ahead of them: they are still moving forward. They are still pushing themselves forâ€" ward. They are putting in whatever effort is required to reach the point where they‘ll have the reward of a glorious, breezy, exhilarating downâ€" hill. kinks out. "Originally, I had no intention of producing a book," says Lind, who is ‘peddling‘ the book along the For Lind and his son Frank, it was an opportunity to father and son to bond, to get to know each other better, to understand each other on a different level. "It was unusual to spend 11 days in close proximity with your child. Whenever we stopped, we had short bursts of intense conversation. It was also good for us physically. "I chose to write the way I saw it," said Lind in describing his approach in writing the 106â€"page book, of which 5,000 copies have been printed. "It‘s not intended to be a bicycle book," although it contains maps of their route, names of roads traveled, and handy tips on what to carry, including packing threeâ€"days‘ clean clothing in zip lock plastic bags. Lind, a freelance journalist, and former publisher of the Goochland Free Press, a paper he established following stints as general manager and managing editor at a string newspapers in Virginia, decided to write ‘Pedaling Northwards‘ as ‘a father and son book.‘ hot stuffy room at a truck stop to ‘the Jacuzzi suite" ‘Pedaling Northwards‘ is availâ€" able, at $10.95, at three downtown book stores, Quest Booksellers on Trafalgar Road, Second Editions on Reynolds Street behind Cultures, and Pickâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"Crop Books on Lakeshore Road. They are also available, direct from the publisher, at 1â€"800â€"784â€"5025. He is married to Kitty Williams and has, in addition to son Frank, daughter Maria, 14. The front cover shows father an son at the corner of Robinson an Navy, a photograph taken by Ann Lind. "My mother and sister (Plu Lind Johnson, founder of Kid Toronto, now City Parent publish by Metroland through the Oakvill Beaver) drove out to meet us a Lakeshore and Kerr." However, the pair did not accept a ride this time They pedaled to the historic Lin home at the foot of Trafalgar Ro{ to complete the trip on July 25t last year. And, it was just as hot then as it is now! In fact, they post: poned their trip by a few days, until the temperature dropped to 95 degrees Fahrenheit! LIFE‘S ADVENTURE For Lind, it was part of life‘ adventure. He was bornâ€" ir Singapore. Lind‘s family settled ir Oakville when he was two year: old. When they arrived in town prior to the boom brought by Forc in 1954, Oakville boasted a populaâ€" tion of about 5,000, "and th Oakville dairy delivered milk b horse and wagon, to about 1956. I turned around in front of oun house." He attended Brantwooc School and Old Central (since torr down to make way for the Central Library) attended Appleby College (and delivered the Oakville Beaver} for a few years, went on to Trinity College School in Port Hope, and and Tonbridge School in London Eng. He completed his education at the University of Virginia, graduatâ€" ing with an English degree in 1972 He stayed in Virginia. "The reaction to this series ha astounded me," said Lind. "An book sales have been doin extremely well around Richmond. During the first month after it‘ release, ‘Pedaling Northwards‘ sold more than 500 copies. And, another friend asked him t produce an audio tape for the loc radio station, WCVEâ€"FM. Th result was an 18 fourâ€"minu episodes broadcast last Novembe The radio station, part of PBS ( Public Broadcasting System), se Lind‘s broadcasts to 450 comme: cial free PBS radio stations acros the United States for a Father‘s Da broadcast, plus the USA‘s Arme Forces Network. Robin and Frank Lind on th cover of ‘Pedaling Northwards‘ route he and Frank cycled. "But, newspaper friend suggested it." Canada‘s elcome Wagon Hostâ€" esses have been greetâ€" ing families in Canada for over 60 years. 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