Arvid took a longer break last night to heal up some health issues. He had a great rest and seems very energetic this morning. His swelling is down quite significantly. Oddly enough, the swelling has serendipitously caused his chronic hip…

Arvid turned in for a longer night’s sleep, 6-7 hours, at about 10pm CST.  As you may have heard in our live Ustream with Arvid, he explained that the water retention in his legs needs to be addressed.  This is…

We have cell access here in Upsala, Ontario that will allow a live Ustream update on the ride. Go to grandpascan.com/ride page to watch OR http://www.ustream.tv/channel/grandpas-can.

Wednesday, July 6, early afternoon

Arvid: We should stop in Upsala for a bit and get something to eat, spagetti maybe. Crew: Ok, but do you think anything will be open? Arvid: What do you mean? Upsala is so advanced every tree has wireless.

Welcome to Northern Ontario, your holiday paradise.

Submitted by *drumroll* Evaaaaaaaaaaaan Balzer!!! Youngest crew member at your service, reporting the news that matters.

Just to show how much he loves it he drinks straight from the bottle.

GoChi one of Arvid’s favorite drinks on the road on and off the bike. We don’t advocate drinking and driving but in this case it’s ok. “Thanks to Ethan Howell and Bruce Ulrich for supplying me on the trip.” Arvid

We met up with some really neat people in subway. Turns out one of their neighbors runs the newspaper here! Amazing how God works. P.s. Other pronunciations of ‘Ignace’ include: Ignash, Ignish, Ignis, and Ignatieff.

We just entered Ignace. Time for a quick break before moving on.

There’s a lot more traffic today coming out of Dryden than we were expecting. This can be helpful in creating a draft but makes communicating hard for the support crew. For now Arvid is doing well so this isn’t a…

It was great to meet Cody from Dryden on the road today. Thanks for the donation!