Thank yous

Firstly thanks to the special group who followed me the entire journey, family and friends kept my focus and made the solo moments not so isolated

This journey has had the support of so many people, I will do my best to cover all:

• Chris Harrington Quest bike trailers ( http://questbiketrailers.com ). A great trailer and service above and beyond.
• Bernice and Joe Lavoie. My contacts on the ground in Inuvik, and help to get the gear I couldn’t carry on the plane plus a personalised tour of Inuvik.
• Arctic Chalets for upgrade to a chalet where I could assemble the bike
• George from the McKenzie river ferry crew for the ride across the McKenzie
• Peter Blackfoot of Eight Mile beside the Peel River for his introductions to help get me across the Peel River
• Ernest the Qwich’in Elder from Eight Mile for an insight into his extraordinary life and survival from cancer
• German tourist for the coffee at the top of the first climb
• Bill Goldston Framework Cycles and Fitness for four months of bike bag storage and friendly advice when I arrived
• Eagle Plains Hotel for supply of vitals like sultanas and oat bran
• Dean and his wife for the water supply drops along the dry stretch of the Dempster
• Stephen Higgins motorcyclist from Eagle Plains donation and support on the road
• Anon Lady from Tombstone Campground for the caribou sausages
• Lolita from Yukon Parks for sharing her wildlife knowledge (especially in relation to grizzlies)
• Julian Murray for his great company on the ride from Dawson to Whitehorse and for sharing his emergency blanket in the last day of freezing rain
• Nancy from Beez Kneez Backpackers in Whitehorse for the free accomodation
• Icycle Sports in Whitehorse (fhttp://shop.icyclesport.com) or superb bike service and resurrecting my back wheel
• Patrick and Joel from the Lakeside Inn on Marsh Lake (http://www.innonthelake.ca/) for the free lunch
• Three cyclists in their support RV for the food and drink on the road outside Teislin Yukon)
• Diane and Lance from Denver for wine dinner and great conversation at Dease Lake, plus Diane's great photos from the sunroof as they passed me on the road
• Colleen and Ken Dimock also at Dease Lake for the cinnamon buns
• Faez and his cousin from Iran for company and sharing food supply down the Cassiar Highway
• Two women from Saskatoon for sharing dessert at Morriceton Canyon camp
• First Nation lady from Frazer Lake for her conversation and insight into local people
• Sofia and Gord for their support on the road and pictures sent
• Slenyah Store for the free campsite behind the store
• Bill from Fort Frazer for his coffee card (delivered after a 300 kilometre search for my camp)
• Gary and Claude (Julian's friends) for the swim in Lake Edith with elk, dinner and bed in Jasper
• Frank and Kim from Saskatoon for sharing their campsite and wine in Wilcox Ridge Camp Icefields Park
• Wayne and Trish for their extraordinary hospitality in and around Jasper plus the chance to catch the Calgary Stampeed
• Janice and Lindsay for providing a great picnic dinner at Green Ford Camp, and for Janice to give me a copy of her book about her own trans-Canada ride
• Two student researchers at Maycroft Camp for sharing their water
• Glen and Susan for sharing their Waterton campsite and providing dinner
• Jim and Jeanette for hosting us at their Waterton cabin
• Vince and Kay for meeting up in Exshaw and Waterton
• Lyn from Etzikon museum for help and directions, printing maps and arranging accomodation
• Blaine Walburger and his daughter who brought drinks and fruit on the Badlands road just before Saskatchewan border, and gave me the Tractor Tyre camp
• Treena and Bobby from Assiniboia for the dinner and bed invitation
• Al Birchard at Verwood for his campsite directions and fruit and water
• Gael and Claudia for their company from Verwood to Leleau
• Landlady at Ninette pub for drying my clothes over lunch
• Anon lady from Baldur coffee club who paid for my breakfast
• Ghislaine Grenier (GG) from Somerset Manitoba for open house at her restaurant
• Kalstad convenience store owner $40 donation
• Bill of Red Lake who gave me the keys of the church and permission to camp
• Tim and Sheri of Effie for the camp in their front yard
• Hoo Doo Point camp for free campsite on Vermillion Lake
• Jim and Tom (reporter) for the coffee and interview in the local Ely newspaper
• Three canoeists who stopped to provide pasta salad and drinks on the road to Finland MN.
• Buck Benson Grand Marais for extraordinary hospitality and fun company on the ride around Lake Superior.
• Lee Bergstrom for sharing some of the Grand Marais experience
• Erin (Buck's friend in Thunder Bay) for her hospitality
• Terrace Bay Cafe for free milkshakes
• German couple in Agawa Bay campsite for freshly baked cake
• Marla McPhee for the free haircut Bruce Mines ON
• Brent Hoy, Rochelle and Brent Hayton and sister Lorraine for the hospitality in Lively ON
• Anon couple Lake Nipissing who donated my camp fees
• Bob Stinson Swift Kayaks South River for the campsite in the kayak racks and breakfast
• Couple outside Huntsville Subway for the lunch donation
• Young woman at Oxtongue Lake for the $10 donation
• Madawaska Riverside camp for the free campsite
• Barry at Madawaska campsite for sharing his freshly caught catfish for dinner
• Mark Jones from Barrie's Bay Valley Gazette for the newspaper story and cake and tea with his wife in Eganville
• Alex and Marion for their hospitality in Ottawa
• Lavalletrie camp for the use of a caravan rather than the wet tent
• Fruit stall owner and his friend outside Montagny. Fruit and a jar of maple syrup “for energy”
• Ray Blanchett store owner 30km out of Campbelton, $25
• Paul helpful cyclist out of Bouctouche who helped me locate an open camp ground
• Merigomish Camp free campsite
• Son of Rita MacNeil at Rita's Tea House for the free afternoon tea
• Owner of Maple Leaf Cafe for the two free breakfasts in Sydney NS