Day 5: I miss Mike!!!!!

All,

Today was a light day with Viktor riding about 50 miles from the border to Ottawa, Canada.
Photos and other information later.

Now it is time to visit with family!

I will let Mike update everyone on his trip home, but the plan was for him to get a lift part way to Watertown, NY and then to ride to Watertown where he will meet his son and father.

They will take him back home so he can return to work tomorrow with a great story to tell...

More photos and commentary later today (probably) or tomorrow...

The final leg for Viktor will be on July 2 (110 miles or so) from Ottawa to just north of Lachute, Quebec.

Thank you so much for following us and for the support each and every one ofyou has offered. It was great to know that although there were only two of us riding, there were many of us involved!

Have a great Sunday!
Viktor

From Mike:

I made it home safely thanks to Yves Dupont for driving me to Watertown, NY and my Dad and my son for driving me back home. I arrived around 9:05 pm.As Viktor stated, we are blessed by the tremendous amount of support we’ve received: both from our friend and families and from complete strangers.This is something that I will never forget.

I plan to update everyone in a day or two with the last bits of trip.

Thanks again for all your support!

Best,Mike

What Viktor took with him

I asked Viktor if he could tell us what he packed for his trip and if he wished he'd had something he didn't pack or pack something he didn't need. Here's his list.....

Contents of my “clothes pack” (i.e. the thing on the rack):
- 1 zip lock bag with shorts, t-shirt, ear plugs and eye cover (as used on airplane)
- 1 zip lock bag with a 2nd kit (jersey, shorts, socks, headband)
- 1 zip lock bag with electronics – camera battery charger, i-phone charger/cable, paper cue sheets, spare batteries for GPS, wallet
- Rolled up water shoes (to walk around in when not cycling)
- 1 zip lock bag with Chamois Butt’r and Coppertone Sport sunscreen (SPF-30)
- 1 zip lock bag with toiletries – razor, toothbrush, toothpaste
- 1 zip lock bag with pro-link lube
- Spare tubes
- Power bars, gels, Nuun tablets, and hydration powder – all individual sizes for quick mixing

I also kept my usual saddle bag which contains:
- 2 spare tubes
- 3 allen keys
- Full size chain tool
- Tire levers
- Screw driver (flat & Philips)
- Chain master link
- Derailleur cable, brake cable (1 each)
- Money (eaz comment: now we know where he keeps it!!)
- Emergency ID with doctor and family contact info
- Elastics and twist ties plus zip-ties

The only thing I wish I had was a safety pin since the rack/pack combination was held together with Velcro and the Velcro was not holding well.

If I have forgotten anything that I actually took, I’ll let you know, but no, there’s nothing else that we needed…