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Mosquitoes are fun (during Wednesday night)…

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I don’t think ‘post’-ing enough pictures

Pardon the pun, I haven’t been outside much today -Evan

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Day 6 Stats

409km 15h 35m on bike 26.2km/h 5h of sleep

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Steadfastness

In spite of the difficult conditions this morning, Arvid is remarkably up beat and positive. He’s asked several times to hear about your comments and responses via twitter and web comments. He finds these very encouraging. Please keep the encouragements

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Amazing “old” Man…

Josh and Vic are following in the car with gps, blackberry, iPod touch, iPhone, calculator and iPad making precise calculations as to time,speed, location, guiness pace, etc. What’s kind of creepy amazing is that Arvid knows these numbers in his

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It’s Raining, it’s Raining, the Old Man is Riding.,.

Victor Sent from my iPhone

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Half Way!

Victor Sent from my iPhone

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Arvid’s Health

Victor Sent from my iPhone

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Set Your Clocks

   

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7 hour break

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

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Arvid is taking a longer rest tonight

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

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Live Ustream tonight around 9:20-9:30pm CST

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.

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Thunder Bay 320 km

Wednesday, July 6, early afternoon

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Quote for the evening

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.

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Wind? What wind?

Welcome to Northern Ontario, your holiday paradise.

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Project Description

To read the full project description, download the PDF.

Participate

To participate by riding your bike in support of MCF, download the PDF.

GrandpasCan 2020 Training

Arvid's stats are updated daily in an online spreadsheet. Click here.

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.

Media Contact

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