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 I would like to thank all the staff at the Delta Bow in Calgary for there 5 Star treatment. You could not have made our stay more comfortable. Thank you from the coast2coast2cure team. Your all wonderful!!!!  Thanks to Craig Miller for taking the wheel, Joanne is back home looking after the home front. Thanks Jo, I couldn't have done it without you.  Two of my fellow road warriors.  I spend hours on the bike looking at the scenery go by.   Home Sweet Home Paul Stover, thanks for coming out, hope to you in YYT!! Glen
We would like to take this opportunity to Thank the Delta Bow Valley staff for your warm reception when we arrived, you all made us feel very welcome. Thank you to the Management for providing us with a room for free for the next 2 days, we appreciate it and it has definitely helped support our journey so far. I would like to thank you for putting the sign in the elevator I was overwhelmed with your support. I would like to thank all the staff for your lovely cards and warm wishes as well as the cheese platter that was left in my room. You have made me feel welcome in Calgary. 
 An 8:50 start, combined a lot of downhill riding put us into Calgary at 2:00 pm.  Today I was Joined outside of Calgary by Mark Gillespie, for the last 20 K of the journey. It's always nice to have company along the route, Thanks for coming out Mark. Good luck with your triathlon.  It's now time for a day off.
 Kicking Horse Pass in the rear view mirror!!!!  Thank you British Columbia for the clear skies and light winds   Scenic ride down (or should I say up) Hwy 1A  16 Kms to Banff  It's all down hill from here!!!
 Many thanks to Joe Dhami owner of the Ramada Inn in Golden BC., for donating a room to us for one night. It is a beautiful hotel looking out to the mountains. If any one is going through Golden and needs a place to stay, you will enjoy it. Thanks Joe. We appreciate your support. Glen and Joanne Baxby
Today Glen crosses the Continental Divide (or, the Great Divide). This is the hydrological divide that seperates where water flows wither west into the Pacific or east into the Atlantic or Arctic Oceans. A significant day for Glen, and he will more than earn a soak at the Banff hotsprings tonight !
   Once again we have been blessed with fantastic weather, sunshine and light winds accompanied us all the way to Golden. I was pleasantly surprised just how much the route today was down hill, I love the down hill part of biking in BC. I couldn't think of a better way to spend your birthday....the warranty has now officially ended. I would like to thank Golden Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic, for getting a bad knot out of the back of my leg. Thanks Steve. Glen
  We had a great day today, Glen started of at 0900 he stopped after 74km of riding, just before we got on to Highway 1. He was riding at approximately 28- 30 km/hr. He had a real sore right muscle on his thigh that we stopped to try to fix with some wonderful stuff that Tom Lopac provided Glen with,(his Chiropractor in Burlington). After a few Alieve and a rub, he was back on the road.He was like a machine on the road. It started to rain and Glen had to deal with that for the first time since we started. Driving was relatively easy today on the highway the bike lane was big enough for the RV. We are in Revelstoke at the Sandman Inn compliments of the Okanagan AC pilots. Thanks Everyone. Glen and Joanne
I would like to thank Owen and Al at the Fresh Air Bike shop in Kelowna for your speedy service in getting me going again, also your generosity in providing me with water bottles and all the discounts that you provided. I really do appreciate your support. Glen Baxby
Glen had a fantastic day, he looked strong and was amazing going up the hills. We started earlier with John Attew joining us in Penticton. John was great and did a great job keeping up with Glen. Rob Williams met us with the guys just before Peachland and had Glen and John working hard up some of the hills. We then had Greg Newmarch and Brad Freathy joined Glen in Kelowna, Glen had 2 flat tires about 5 Km apart from each other. All in all the guys kept Glen motivated and were excellent company. Thank you all for coming out. The day flew by. Glen and Joanne
 John Attew joins me on the Penticton to Kelowna leg.  Capt. Rob Williams Joined John and myself just south of Peachland.  Kelowna reception: Greg and Sue Newmarch, Brad and Bev Freathy, Sue Mapson (Bob, MIA not Miami), John and Sue Attew, Rob Williams, and Jeff Benson.Thank you all for coming out and meeting us,you are all amazing people and it was a privilege for us to meet you and thank you in person for your support in helping Glen get across the country. Your support will never be forgotten.   Rob, Glen, Greg and Brad arrive in Vernon, after only 2 blown tires....... both on my bike.. It was a fantastic day, thanks for joining me.
 It was a pleasure to have Phil Boorman join me from Hedley to Penticton Captain Phil in full tuck, always thinking aerodynamics!! Final approach to PentictonIt was a pleasure to meet you Phil, your company made the journey fly by!! Thanks a million. Glen
Hello Everyone, We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following Okanagan Pilots from Air Canada for supporting Coast2Coast2Cure by providing accommodations in the Okanagan. Bob Mapson, Bob Ford, Phil Boorman, Steve Richards, Colin Bechtel, Rob Morris, Brad Freathy, Greg Newmarch, Rob Rantucci, Jeff Benson, Muhk Bopari, Steve Gault, Craig Bitcon,Jim Smithman and Cam Leslie. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the Ramada Inn and Suites in Penticton Gerry Ferguson General Manager for supporting us in providing a room for us today. Thank you and God Bless you all in this great cause and wonderful experience. Glen and Joanne Baxby
Hello Everyone, Glen had a great start today from Princeton, we started early at 0730 and he was amazing on the road today. He had a good pace and at one point down the hills hit 70km/hr. Thanks to Phil Boorman for riding with Glen today, you kept his momentum going and you were great company.Glen is ready for another day. We arrived in Penticton at 1315 pm.
We would like to thank Bob Mapson pilot at Air Canada for his generous contributions for the hotel accommodations in Princeton at the Sandman Inn. Glen needed a real bed last night and it was very comfortable. We appreciate all of your support. Glen and Joanne Baxby
  Glen had an early start today, it was a good start but a really hard and tough day. The sun was shining and the mountains were not easy. Persistence, determination and thoughts of Scott fighting and others kept him going. We had the rear brake that was dragging him down which made things harder, but after that was dealt with, he moved forward again. The country is amazing, the people in Princeton amazing. He will keep on biking tomorrow. Take care Glen
 Today is for Julye Claire Lavoie, and for those she left behind, Fred and Clara.
This day is for you.
Glen
 Hello Everyone, Glen is looking and feeling good today,He has some company on the road today,Ernie Kendall Coastal Pacific Aviation, Fred Boucher Air Canada Pilot 767 based in Vancouver riding with his daughter Clara and Andrew Stanton Air Canada FO EMJ based in Vancouver.Thank you all for riding with him to Hope today.
Whether it was excitment, the training, or fear of missing the ferry, Glen bolted off the Pacific starting blocks and was waiting for the Vancouver ferry is no time. According to Joanne all is going well. Check to the right for the fun YouTube clip of Glen talking about coast2coast2cure! A big thank you and hats off to Paul Wales, Chris Huber, and the other fine folks at JWT Enterprise for planning and producing it!
   Sunny skies, light winds, equals a great 1st day. I would like to Thank (FO YVR) Iain and wife Marni Brinton for giving me a send off at Mile 0, today. Thanks for coming out, it meant the world to us that you were there.
Thank you to Best Western Bakerview Inn, in Abbotsford for your generous support and hospitality. We appreciate your efforts to offer the Coast2Coast2Cure crew a place to stay for the night. Thank you Susan, Janice and Sharon. Glen and Joanne Baxby
Hello Everyone, Glen is on his way at 0905 am West coast time. It is a warm sunny day in the West Coast and a great day to start a ride Coast to Coast He is about to start an adventure of a lifetime. Go Glen Go!!!!
 Dear Paulanna and David, We just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your hospitality, warm welcome and the baked goodies that you provided us. Your generosity and support touched us deeply, and you definitely got us on to a good start. The beds were comfortable and the house is beautiful. The Ashcroft Bed and Breakfast at 670 Battery street in Victoria Thanks again Glen and Joanne Baxby and Ray King
Thanks to La Quinta Inn Vancouver Airport for your generous support in providing the Coast2Coast2Cure crew with a free night of accommodation on May 13th 2009. We appreciate your support and hospitality. Glen Baxby
...in YVR [ed:that's Vancouver for us non-pilot folk .. Andy] safe and sound. I would like to thank the the entire crew of Air Canada flight 181 YYZ-YVR for their spectacular service and good wishes you made the first part of our journey warm welcoming and memorable. I'm proud to work with such professional people. Hat's off to: Steve Plochl Carole Fortin Suzanne Lafreniere Bergeron Kirk Kelly Lyne Desjardins And a special thanks to Mark.....sorry we missed you buddy.
  was shot today in down town Toronto: here's a couple of pictures. The video should be available online next week.....keep your eyes open for it Let's get going, Bax
 Click on picture to enlarge. to shoot our Youtube video today!! Last training ride was yesterday: 80Km 2 hours and 59 mins with an average speed of 26.6km through the Halton hills.
Toronto May 13 for Vancouver on Air Canada 181 at 11:am.
We have prepared, planned, organized, and we are fast approaching the day we will start. 6 days away! The butterflies in my stomach have turned to elephants, I'm ready to go, I want to go tomorrow. I have pictured the start of this journey and the end of this journey a million times, soon I will live it, and I'm looking forward to every kilometer. I would like to thank everyone who has expressed their good wishes, donated, and volunteered. But, there has been no one more instrumental in our organization, no who has spent more time, no one who has agonized over every detail more than my wife, Joanne Baxby. Without you we could not, and would not have done such a great job. Thank you, to my best friend, Jojo. I love you! Glen
 A very good day today on the bike, a maximum speed of 60.7Kms/hr was achieved.
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