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Patching

Juergen is patching the flat Arvid just had. Arvid is flyin again and we will replace the tube.

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Fueling

Fajitas and coke for crew while Arvid is blistering downhill. So far so good.

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Through the Snow Shed

Arvid is working extremely hard but was still smiling. Thank the Lord for his health thus far.

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Starting to climb the Coquihalla

Arvid is just working on a hard trajectory at the bottom of the Coq. Tough work but we are taking good care of him. We’ve got 24C outside. Time is 03:12pm

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Navigator

Kevin is doing a fine job at reading the maps. No matter if we need them or not. After lunch we all got kind of lame and layed back.

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Pictures

Sorry about the pictures being sideways, we received some that didn’t fit the profile 🙂 We will get great pics out to you soon on the blog.

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Helping out

Rob Dyck and Stan Tolsma kicking in for the support crew while they have to take a detour on Hwy 1 (they happen to camp enroute to Hope. Thanks guys

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Friends at the side of the road

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Have to turn around

Good news is that Arvid seems to have made it through and is on his way to Hope. We as support crew have turned around and are going back to Mission. We will there take the Number 1 highway and

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Mayor road accident!

Stuck in traffic now because of a huge car accident. Gonna take hours apparently. So it looks as though Arvid is through but we will see how long we have to wait or look for a detour.

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Arvids first 50kms log

On Lougheed Hwy to Mission. Arvid has some local company to join the ride ’til Mission. In the words of Arvid: “BC weather is actually not that bad!”

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Grandpas Can Start

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Official start video

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We are off!!!

Just making our way through downtown Vancouver

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Together with Arvid

Matt Strolz, Vince Macdonald and Ashley Macdonalds are riding with Arvid through Vancouver.

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Project Description

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Participate

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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.

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