Avery’s Ride for PKU kicked off on June 7th in Victoria BC at the Parliament Buildings. Nicole Pallone and Rosie flew to Victoria to meet up with Kevin and his team.

I am so happy Kevin and his team got to experience my home town when it was sunny and not in the rain that it is known for. I wish my family and friends were there to see him off . After dipping their bikes in the ocean the team took off for the ferry, Along the way 2 ladies saw them on the side of the road and stopped to donate 40.00. Once on the ferry they  met a lady who was also riding her bike from Victoria to Calgary. Lyda will ride her bicycle from Victoria BC to Calgary AB starting on June 7th 2014. She will then hike 300kms with a goal of reaching 15 mountain peaks between July and August. Her goal is to raise funds for Green Teams of Canada and raise awareness.

As luck would have it Vancouver greeted them with another sunny day!  There was an event and official kick off at the Chan Auditorium at Bc Children’s hospital. Kevin was also featured on Breakfast Television!

http://www.btvancouver.ca/videos/3613602069001/

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Day 2  Vancouver to Hope:

Day 2 took the team to hope BC. A lady donated a room at the travelodge, an Kevin Learnt that Hope BC is where the movie Rambo starring Sylvester Salone was filmed.  Kevin and his team also learnt about Highway to hell.

Day 3 Hope to Merrit:

Kevin and his team made it to Merrit and  conquered the coquihalla this far and met two lovely ladies at the ramada who donated to the ride. They also arrived to learn that the ramada had a complimentary room waiting for them on arrival.

 

Day 4 :  Merrit to Kamloops!

miles 68.50

hours 4:27:02

mi/hr 15.38

Elevation gain (ft) 4,021

 

Kevin and his team enjoyed the ride to kamloops as it was nice and flat for the most part.  Kevin and his team made it to kamloops just after 11 am. I had been up planning since about 6 am with all the things I had been putting off that needed to get done.  Kevin and his team arrived at my house around 1230pm and we had a BBQ for lunch. Cole made burgers and I had a pasta salad. After loading up the Vehicles we headed over to McArthur Island for our event. But thats a hole nother blog post coming soon! After the event I even got to intreview the gang. You will also have to wit for that post to. I promise its worth the wait.

 

  

 

Day 5: Kamloops to Salmon Arm.

After leaving my house at 730 am the boys headed out to Salmon Arm . It was about 120 km to the Hotel. They stayed at the Comfort inn, and they where able to educate the staff on the cause. Also met with a reporter ( will be sure to post the link when its up) Had dinner out with a local family and are preparing to ride to Revelstoke today.

 

Please see Kevin’s own personal blog about his ride and the experiences all the way. Kevin is also posting photos! You can follow the route and even make a donation. Also don’t forget you can also purchase a t-shirt from Avery’s ride on the site.

You can find his blog at http://www.rideforpku.ca