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24 hour update

Distance: 570km 21hs 7min on bike 27km/h average bike speed 80 min. of sleep

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Breakfast

Great omlette for breakfast! Arvid is doing great! Working hard.

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Day 2

Arvid is on the road and is feeling great. We are up and Doing surprisingly well.

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Following the red light

After a couple of hours of that red light in your eyes you begin to see things. As Arvid just said: “anybody following us on the web at this time of nite has got no life.”

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Boredom at 1:45am

After 3 hours of driving into the night Kevin took the wheel now while Juergen has been cuddled up in the bed since 10:30pm. We’ve laughed a lot already, guess it’s getting early. 🙂 Amazingly Arvid is still on the

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1:30 and still going strong

Now 17 hours into the first day, Arvid has been off the bike for less then a half hour. (Due to traffic lights, an accident detour, and a flat tire.)

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Riding At Night

Nothing gets the body going like a red bull at 11 at night.

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Into Kamloops

Arvid was just zipping into kamloops and we are keeping a close trail. It’s 9:45pm here > > > > >

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Chicken

Kevin enjoying some KFC. That grease just did Arvid quite a bit better than us. Still havin fun.

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Quick tire change

Close to Kamloops now for a quick tire change on the rear. Makes it easier to climb. Sorry for the interruption but we had no service since Merritt.

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Merritt

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Flat

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Snow Shed

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Joke of the day!

Arvid: “Did you see the bears over there?” Crew: “No!” Arvid: “Neither did I.”

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Downhill to Merritt

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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.

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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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