North Island communities make a long day on the bike worthwhile

On paper, 1,200 kilometres on a bicycle sounds pretty daunting.
Then you break it down day-by-day, and it becomes a little more manageable. Still eventful, still tiring, but manageable.
Monday (Sept. 21) was slated to be the biggest test of the bunch. The 146-kilometre ride from Port McNeill to Sayward started with the kind of adrenaline you probably need before spending nearly 150 kilometres on a bike.
At Sunset Elementary and North Island Secondary School, students lined the way to cheer on th