From: "Jean-Francois Charette" To: [...] Subject: Just a short E-Mail to let you all know.... Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 03:10:53 -0400 I DID IT!!! After 5160.70Km in 38 days of cycling, I reached the steps to my brothers place. What a trip! just to give you all an idea without going into all the details (I'll leave that for when we all get together if at all possible) in the last 2 days of my trip I did over 380km in temperatures nearing the 40 degrees, got 4 flat tires and even had to get my parents to bring me new treads when I had only 120Km left to go! Let's just say I had to work REAL hard to get to that finish line but when I did... The realization of having finished is something I won't soon forget! To ALL of you out there who in one way or another managed to give me a helping hand (words of encouragement when needed, feeding my fish, Feeding me, sheltering me, helping me get drunk on days off, or even by helping me find a better way to get to where I wanted to go)... To all those who believed in me and helped me accomplish a dream that I've had since as far as I can remember.... THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! I could never have done this without all of you! Now all that I'm missing is a great ride back home (I leave on the 24th and arrive in Montreal on the 28th) and the pleasure of seeing you all again real soon... :) JF