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you have a slow connection A balmy 40 Degrees below, frozen horizontal rain viciously whipping my frozen face, no visibility to see the convoy of semi trailers racing by, kicking up the frozen slush framing the side of the road. No shoulder to ride on, no shoulder to cry on. My mouth is burning dry, I reach for my water bottle and press the mouthpiece against my blistering, dry lips, but alas, the fluid is frozen in its canister. The bitter cold has taken its toll, I cannot feel my fingers or toes, I'm tired and my bottom hurts, I have been riding up the steep mountain since sunrise. What a way to see Canada! Canada - a vast land of extremes. A nation blessed with natural beauty; Great mountain ranges, rugged coast lines, breathtaking lakes, spectacular rivers and endless plains. Peddling through the worlds second largest country allows you to appreciate every rise and dip, see every mountain creek, smell the fresh mountain air and truly experience the severe weather that the native people and the colonizers did many years ago. Early February is the date of departure for the great journey, leaving the mild climate of Vancouver on the Pacific Ocean to venture east to reach the Maritimes on the Atlantic some time in spring. Apparently the prairies are lovely this time of the year.
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