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" I En Art ee 3 STONES XS (7 PE MA a FN Mri Ia TH a a I gaia we Be: Said oY 5 ERNE LE SE 2 edi 10 - PORT PERRY STAR - - Tuesday, August 17,1993 a Soak ToT WE BE SRA TEL RR AR BR PIERRE JERE SNR RS SEN WEF Gad Gd de] es SON Ld 'By. J ulia Dempsey : Port Perry Star - A local man is gearing down "after cycling from British Co- lumbia to his Seagrave home. - Travis Guindon, 19, began his 4,259 kilometre trek in Kelow- na, B. C. on July 10 and arrived home 30 days later and. 13 pounds lighter, but with fond memories of a journey he will never forget. The idea to cycle across the country first occurred to Mr. Guindon in 1987. His family was vacationing in B. C. and saw a number of cyclists mak- LIMITED ICRI RST Lo [Tale] ing the incredible trek through the mountains. "I told my parents I was ping to do that someday," Mr. Guin- don recalls. ; Someday became a reality six years later. Mr. Guindon arrived in B. C. by airplane on April 1, He worked on the west coast for three months to save up the - money he needed to purchase - the $800 Nishiki 21-speed tour-- ing bike, saddle bags, cycling tent and sleeping bag. He cycled about eight to nine hours a day, travelling any- TIME OFFER "49/100 sq. ft. and Aluminum Soffit, plain or vented *54°/100 sa. ft. . Windows & Masonry Veneer Stone Facing E Ww from Allen's Siding Patio Doors ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS Reduce drafts and increase Warmth in Winter and Cooling in Summer YI NOW AVAILABLE |j | Allen' s Sidin Products fog Sales & Installation 'DOORS » WINDOWS » TROUGH SINCE 1969 ADDITIONS « SOLARIUMS " LINDSAY (705) 328-1402 (705) 878-2023 PORT PERRY (416) 985-3333/985-3747. - Reach: Industrial Park - Regional Road 8 (1/4 mile east of No. 12) FREE ESTIMATES Local man cycles home f where bétivesh 160-200 kilome- . tres. . "A lot of it depended on the 8 weather," he 'said; adding he 'weeks. "There was only about seven ig ht days when it. didn't rain." Although it created obsta- cles, the rain didn't dampen his : or ei Spirits, hesaid. 'Mr. Guindomtravelled along: : 'the Trans- Canada Highway £ the from British. Columbia "Ontarioborder.; Fy I saw a lot of wildlife I had never seen before," he said of the 'elks; big horn sheep, "coyotes, and badgers he spotted cd alongthe way. Mr: Guindon found British Columbia and Alberta the most fascinating. If he . chance to do it all over again, he says he would slow down in the' mountains in order to better ap- preciate their beauty and mag- nitude. = "The people in the west 'gre Ne really nice, as well. They were very encouraging," he says. Mr. Gyindon-camped almost: § every night. His pint-sized tent * .{ was so small, Mr. Guindon said he didn't have enough room in- side to write in the journal he _ kept each day. Despite the cramped quarters, he only took a motel room three nights. He spent one night in a motel so he © could dry out, and two nights in' a Winnipeg motel waiting for a friend to arrive by bus from Lit-" . tle Britain. The two men cycled 2d tog ether for a week: \ - i, . Guindon also cycled fora : _ Wi of days with a club which .* was biking from coast to coast. It cost him $30 a day to cycle 'with the club, but the group pro- | aed his breakfasts and sup, j /Guindon d epa rs each day... The journey 'motored: along with remarkable smoothness. Minor bumps along the way in- cluded a bike repair in Banff, a . 'new tire in Thunder Bay and a had the tsin | didn't have a dry. day for two, y i * Nineteen-year-old Travis Guindon of Seagrave: arrived h on August 10 after a 30-day cycling trek roms Conan rted from Kelowna, British: Columbia on: 'his hr. shiki 21-speed touring bike July 10 and travelled about 150-200 kilometres a day. Please see story for detalls. : 5. was greeted by his family, about 20 friends, and a makeshift fin- $15in His pocket) 1 might Have - keptgoing." BT ats: A ie i : J Us 'beesting. ish line made out oftoilet paper. Mr. Guindon says he hopes to O. RT" : PERRY Although his mother nie After a welcome home party, hit the road again, naming two 4 lume supported him in his verfture, MI Guindon settled into his different routes he'd like to see: auto glass & trim Md. she was concerned for hig safe. °Wnbedfora10-hoursleep. Alaska to California, and the y- ------ ty. } "I learned a lot from that East Coast. © "I was especially nervous be. trip," he 'said. "If I had more I would like to travel some cause he was doing most of it " more.' alone," Mrs. Guindon said. "I was really glad to see him'when: he arrived home on Tuesday night." 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