My father and I are bicycling across Canada this summer. We hope to raise some money and awareness for Amnesty International (AI).
AI is a worldwide movement dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights. AI takes action to stop grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination. We campaign to free prisoners of conscience, protect refugees, abolish the death penalty, and end political killings, "disappearances" and torture. AI seeks to expose human rights abuses accurately and quickly. We systematically and independently research the facts of individual cases and pattens of human rights abuses. These findings are publicized, and members, supporters and staff then mobilize persistent public pressure on governments, armed political groups, companies and others to prevent and stop these violations.
An ancient Japanese legend states that anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will be granted a wish. This legend was popularized by Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who contracted leukemia as a direct result from the atomic bombing at Hiroshima. She died after folding 600 cranes. Today, tens of millions of cranes are folded in that country and others every year. These symbols have come to represent hope for a better world. I have folded 1,000 cranes and we will give these out in exchange for donations.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

What We Saw Today

Up the St. Lawrence River on Thursday into a fierce headwind, 11 km. an hour, very slow and we only made Riviere Ouelle. Tucker was sick all night and I have been fighting off a cold, it was a bad day, spent all day in the tent, raining and cool. Saturday the wind turned, our health improved and our spirits lifted... tail wind and 110 km. Sunday, same wind, a tad wet and then by ferry over to Quebec saving about 30 km. going around by bridge. Spending the day in Quebec, great town, hunkered down at the hostal. Oh... and what we saw today... a smart car with a bike rack. Too much!
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  1. TaylorrJune 21, 2009 at 4:30 PM

    aww well that sucks. it's awfully rainy out, hope it gets better for you!
    and i think smart cars should HAVE to have bike racks. it's way better that way. haha

    have fun guys!

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