Today is your day Boomer! Another day and another story of a Boomer doing amazing things. He is Bert terHart, a 63-year-old adventurer, who is in the midst of a 4000 mile canoe/walk marathon across Canada. It reminds me of the early days of Canada as fur traders like Alexander MacKenzie and Simon Fraser endured many months of difficult travel over raging rivers, high mountains, and mosquito-infested prairie, but terHart says he is following indigenous trail routes and is learning alot about their historical way of life. And it is grueling as Bert grinds out 12 hours and 40km per day, is about five months done, and has made it across Canada from BC through Ontario! He says "the pace is relentless; the hardest part is not the physicality. (It’s) the mental discipline you need to get up and paddle every single day.” He has a blog if you want to follow his progress. So, we salute you Bert....keep on chugging. Hope to see you in November on the edge of the Atlantic! Cheers.

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