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In the middle of the night

We are trying to find the follow crew.  Tonight it is so dark.  We are looking for a light in the darkness. We know they are there because we know there is light in the darkness. 

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Half star hotel?

It’s got a swimming pool but just for small birds after a rain. It’s got a restaurant but just for the ravins. BYOB is “bring your own bed”. Bathroom does have a toilet but no running water. It’s got an

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Arvid: A Blistering Pace

Crew gets to see Avid in action hour after hour…hill after hill. Seeing Arvid make into Golden today was an inspiring athletic performance​ ​

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Three Amigos

One of our crew members had to fly home because of viral sickness. Stan wanted to continue but thought it best if he went home sooner rather than later So three of us will crew to Winnipeg by rotating one

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Waiting for 6:00am start

We are so ready!

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Good night

Arvid staked his claim to a well deserved good night’s rest in the Klondike City. Hopefully this will clear up the early signs of fluid retention that he has encountered on past rides. As he’s still in the early stages

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Progress

As Arvid makes his way into civilization and cell coverage, you’ll see on the tracker map (when he’s in cell range) he is nearing Haines Junction, Yukon. Here it is expected he will sleep for about 4 hours before continuing

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Video: Hit & Run Cafe

Click to view video. Here’s Arvid enjoying the ambiance of the Hit & Run Cafe patio.

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Back in Canada, eh!

Arvid put a strong day in yesterday on some flat surfaces for a change, despite the kilometres behind him starting to take a toll on his body. His back, foot, hands and mouth each bothered him at times yesterday. Between

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Photos: Day 2 + 3

Catching up from lack of WiFi and cell coverage, here’s a photo diary of the last couple days.

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Photos: Departing Deadhorse

Before we get off the grid for the next couple days, here’s a few photos prior to Arvid leaving Deadhorse.

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He’s off!

Attention Key West: Arvid is on his way! Stay tuned for a couple quick videos coming in the next hour or two!

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Final preparations

Today we readied ourselves for tomorrow’s grand departure. Since Deadhorse is located entirely on permafrost, everyone must be extra sensitive to what goes into the ground. As such, the one truck wash we found in town charged $140 per hour

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Photos: the ride up

Since WiFi and cell coverage will be nonexistent for a few days once we depart Deadhorse tomorrow, we thought we’d take the chance to upload a few photos from the drive up.

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T-minus 5 days

Into BC now, as we’ve traveled over 2000km on the drive up to Deadhorse. We’re making good time and we haven’t realized that we’ve forgotten anything too important yet. Best quote of yesterday: “I feel like these roads are very

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GrandpasCan 2020 Training

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Prayer Requests

May 20: As the ride begins, pray that we will have strength equal to the task ahead!

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About MCF

Charles Mulli is a former street child from the slums of Kenya. He became extremely successful in business, but then God called him to give it all up and care for the orphaned and abandoned children still on the streets in Kenya. Charles Mulli is the founder and CEO of Mully Children's Family. To learn more about MCF, click here.

Arvid's Role

God has called me (Arvid) to be an ambassador for Mully Children's Family. I have chosen to use ultramarathon cycling as my platform from which to fulfill this calling. You can follow my ride, here, at www.grandpascan.com/ride. To read more about me and my story, click here.

Donate

I am asking you to help. I am trying to raise funds for the ongoing and capital expenses for the child mothers program at MCF. This program provides the critical life skills the young mothers need. To learn more about donating, click here.

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