I think Carl Sagan once said, "In order to bake an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the Universe." Similarly, in order to ride a bike across a continent, you must first find a bicycle. After 2 months of ignorant Kijiji searching and hopeless, clutzy tinkering, I humbly recognized I didn't have a clue what I was doing and reached out for help to my local bike shop. With warmth, wisdom, and generosity, I was pointed in the direction of this beautiful green machine. We now have exactly 1 week to get to know each other before we head out on the road together for 3 months. It's not the scrappy, DIY vintage bicycle that I initially envisioned taking on this trip, but there is a lesson in learning to exchange my romantic narrative for realism - and I am extremely grateful to for this new bend in the road of my journey. Looking forward to seeing where these wheels take me. I leave next week! . Regram from the ever-awesome @cyclesmithhfx . #bikewander #cyclecanada #thegreatturning #bicycletouring #adventureisoutthere #optoutside #biketouring #biketravel #natureplay (at Halifax, Nova Scotia)
