Monday 17 November 2014

Shiela and I are at Moncton we will be stopping here until spring we will continue our journey April or May depending on the weather
Thank You Kindly to all for donations and help to get this far
I will continue posting on  face book at shielastrip.blogspot.ca
Many thanks from Shiela and Frank
God Bless  all

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Shiela  and I  sspent 3 days in Saint John    pleasant stay at Mahogany Manor  Shiela thought we were not going to leave  met many friends downtown enjoyed sunny weather
Thank You Kindly to all for donations greatly appreciated
Thank You Kindly to all who had kind  and encouraging words of support  was a good feeling
I Pray God will have Blessings for All

Sunday 9 November 2014

Shiela and I spent the night at Gagetown a quiet peaceful place to camp by the river
Thank You Kindly to the Lady who treated Shiela and me to lunch
Thank You Kindly to others for donations much appreciated
I Pray God will Bless all

Monday 3 November 2014

Shiela and I at Fredericton spent 4 days waiting out a storm left Nov4 met many good friends rested had a pleasant stay Thank You Kindly to all for donations Many Thanks to a wonderful Lady for providing accommodations and taking care of needs
I Pray God will have Blessings for all
Thank You Kindly from Shiela and Frank

Thursday 30 October 2014

The first night at Woodstock we camped by the river had robins singing for us in the morning
the second night we stayed at a Motel that was provided for us along with meals
Thank You Kindly to those who went out of their way to do this for Shiela and me
Thank You Kindly to all for donations while we were at Woodstock
I Pray God will have blessings for all for their help

Shiela and I camped at Hartland had a restful sleep and pleasant stay
Thank You Kindly to all for donations
I Pray God will have Blessings for all

Friday 24 October 2014

PERTHANDOVER NB
Shiela and I camped at the tourist center rained most the night and the next day
Lysbeth a wonderful lady came to visit us and then brought us to the Castle Inn and paid for our room for the night also for meals for Shiela and me since I came to NB the people have been so Kind and Generous I dont know the right words to express my gratitude
Many Many Thanks from Shiela and Frank
I Pray GOD will have Many Blessings for all
Grand Falls NB
Shiela and I had a pleasant stay at the local campgrounds
Thank You Kindly to the wonderful Lady who brought me hot tea in the morning
Thank You kindly to all for donations I  Pray GOD will have Blessings for all
Thank You Kindly from Shiela and Frank
OCT 20
Shiela and I at Edmundston NB had a slow but pleasant journey down the bike trail from Quebec we walked most of the way the first three days was uphill and the trail is a gravel trail made riding difficult  pulling the trailer
Shiela and I were guests at the home of Claire Landry while we were there we were made to feel right at home our meals were prepared laundry done and all we needed was provided including warmer clothes
I Pray GOD will have many blessings for Claire and her daughter Savanna and the other members of her family
Thank You Kindly to this Kind and Generous Lady and her Family for making our visit one we will not forget from Shiela and Frank

Thank You Kindly to others for donations I Pray GOD will have  blessings for all

our journey through Quebec was pleasant and quiet we traveled the secondary hwys so we did not pass through the cities we did pass through many small villages the people we met were friendly and polite even though I do not speak French
Thank You Kindly to all who helped with donations from Shiela and Frank
I Pray God will have blessings for all

Thursday 9 October 2014

SHIELA and I stayed  outside QUEBEC CITY  OCT 8 we camped on a vacant lot the night before I decided not to go into the CITY  I would have lost 2or 3 days in the CITY and I did not think I would be able to find a place to stay

Sunday 5 October 2014


We are at a campgrounds  Le refuge du campeur the owner let us stay in a recreation hall so we did not have to set up our tent
Thank You Kindly to the camp operator
we camped at a place called Yamaska  rained all day so we stayed in the tent and slept most of the day Shiela  had helped pull the bike for about 20km so she needed a rest


I missed a turn in the HWY ended up on the ferry so we went for a ride  ended up at a place called Sorel Tracy we are now traveling on HWY 132 east

Thursday 2 October 2014

S
ST JEROME
did not see a sign welcome to ST JEROME  SHIELA was felling a little disappointed because she did not meet new friends I tried to explain it was because sh was not barking in French  later at the grocery store she met new friends and we were loaded with dog treats and groceries  Thank You Kindly to all for donations
I Pray  GOD will have Blessings for all
SHIELA and I camped at La chute there was no campgrounds so we camped at a picnic site we had a good rest and a pleasant stay
Thank You Kindly to people for donations
I Pray GOD will have blessings for all

Sunday 28 September 2014

SHIELA and I got in to HAWKSEBURY  late at night no campgrounds to late to look for a place to camp so we slept in a park downtown I could not set my tent so I slept on a picnic table

we were going to stay at a campgrounds at a place 10 km  back but the fee for camping at LOrignal  community campground was $45  a night I would not have been able to sleep if had payed that much to set my tent for 1 night
I  would walk through HELL on SUNDAY before I would stay in this  GREEDY  community

SHIELA and I spent the night at ROCKLAND we had a good rest and a great day thanks to NATHALIE who drove from OTTAWA to see SHIELA and me felt like a CHRISTMAS day
THANK YOU KINDLY to NATHALIE  and others for donations
I PRAY GOD WILL HAVE BLESSINGS FOR ALL

Thursday 25 September 2014

I am locked out of shielastrip on face book
I  now use shielastrip.blogspot.ca  on face book
SHIELA  and  I  spent three days in downtown OTTAWA  we were going to stay longer but after three days I decided we best leave or we might have to dig in dumpsters to feed SHIELA
THANK YOU KINDLY TO THE TEN PEOPLE WHO HELPED  SHIELA WITH DONATIONS
I PRAY GOD WILL HAVE BLESSINGS FOR ALL
THANK YOU KINDLY FROM SHIELA AND FRANK

Friday 19 September 2014

see more of SHIELA on FACE BOOK at shielastrip.blogspot.ca

SEPT 19  SHIELA  and I are at OTTAWA

MANY THANKS TO PEOPLE AT ARNPRIOR FOR DONATIONS
I PRAY GOD WILL BLESS ALL

MANY THANKS TO PEOPLE OF RENFREW
I PRAY GOD WILL BLESS ALL

Wednesday 17 September 2014

SHIELA and I are at ARNPRIOR  hope to be in OTTAWA  in 2 days  I cannot travel HWY 17  I have to travel secondary roads not sure how long it will take

THANK YOU KINDLY  TO PEOPLE OF PETAWAWA  AND PEMBROOK  ALSO THOSE FROM  ARNPRIOR  AND THOSE WHO STOPPED ALONG THE HWY

DONATIONS GREATLY  APPRECIATED

I PRAY GOD WILL BLESS ALL
PETAWAWA was a disappointment  all my clothes were wet my sleeping bag and blankets were wet  the campgrounds had no laundry service no showers and a 30$ a night fee  could not find laundry service in town we then went to PEMBROKE  got there 10 at night cold and wet  found a motel that let SHIELA in cost extra for SHIELA  no wifi  no movie  channels on tv  could not sleep felt itchy and  felt like I had bugs crawling on me 
MATTAWA  a friendly place to stop poured rain  we left cold and wet
MANY THANKS TO PEOPLE FOR DONATIONS
I PRAY GOD WILL HAVE BLESSINGS FOR ALL

THANK YOU KINDLY to the gentleman from HALIFAX  if  he would not have woke me up I would have stayed in bed all day in the rain  I did make some miles that day

Wednesday 10 September 2014

THANK YOU KINDLY TO BLUE SKY ANIMAL HOSPITAL FOR LOOKING AFTER SHIELA  AT NO CHARGE  GREATLY APPRECIATED
SHIELA and I had a pleasant stay at NORTHBAY met a lot of good friendly people we also had a good rest SHIELA made many little ones happy
I was locked out of shilestrip on face book back in JAN so I set up a new face book account like SHIELA on face book at shielastrip.blogspot.ca  also check us on man walking across canada on google
MANY THANKS TO ALL FOR DONATIONS
I PRAY GOD WILL BLESS ALL
FROM SHIELA  AND FRANK THANK YOU KINDLY

Sunday 7 September 2014

SHIELA can be seen on facebook at shielastrip or at shielastrip.blogspot.ca  I was locked out of facebook last JAN so a friend set up a new acct in JUNE that I forgot about I thought i was still locked out so I setvup an account in AUGUST  I think there is still an account that i am still locked out of  I now have to try to get back to one account  I think I will give my head a shake and go walking down the road  I  have to take SHIELA to the doggy doc AUG 8 and then we will be leaving on our way east

Thursday 4 September 2014

SHIELA and I AT NORTH BAY not sure of the date  maybe SEPT 3 it was a bit of a work out getting here because of bad road conditions hills and travelling into the wind I walked most of the way  and had to haul SHIELA in the trailer most the way I have to put her on a diet or start eating half her supper we will take a break from the HWY and rest for a while

THANK YOU KINDLY TO PEOPLE AT THE BAY TRUCK STOP NORTH BAY FOR LETTING US CAMP IN THIER BACK YARD

SHIELA and I stopped at LATCHFORD sorry I never got a picture
we met good friendly people at the CHIP STAND
THANK YOU KINDLY TO RON FOR LETTING US CAMP IN HIS PORTABLE GARAGE ALSO FOR THE BONFIRE AND GOOD COMPANY
THANK YOU KINDLY TO ALL FOR DONATIONS
I PRAY GOD WILL HAVE BLESSINGS FOR ALL


IT was a hard go to get through the many hills of COBALT but the people we met made it worth the trip
THANK YOU KINDLY TO THE PEOPLE OF COBALT AND ALSO THE PEOPLE OF HAILEYBURY
I PRAY  GOD WILL BLESS ALL
SHIELA made two more young friends happy
MANY THANKS TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW LISKEARD
sorry I did not get a picture of the town
THANK YOU KINDLY TO THE KIND GENTLEMAN WHO LET ME CAMP IN HIS BACK YARD
I PRAY GOD WILL HAVE BLESSINGS FOR ALL
this is the weight of bike trailer SHIELA and me  this was on our way in to town so we were low on water and groceries
SHIELA and I were both wet cold and feeling sick so we stayed at a motel for 2 rainy days

this little one was not sure of SHIELA but left with a smile

THANK YOU KINDLY TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLEHART
we met  friendly people and enjoyed a pleasent visit
I PRAY GOD WILL BLESS THE PEOPLE FOR DONATIONS
broken spokes in the back wheel of bike I had to take spokes from the front  wheel and put them in the back
SHIELA and I stopped at IRIQUOIS FALLS we did not get a picture in town but we did get a picture of PAUL BUNION
THANK YOU KINDLY TO THE PEOPLE OF IRIQUOIS FALLS
I PRAY GOD WILL BLESS ALL FOR DONATIONS
I weighed my bike and trailer on our way into NEW LISKEARD  we were low on water and food we would have weighed another 10 or 15 kg more when we left COCHRANE

Tuesday 19 August 2014

AUG 19
SHIELA  and  I  are now at COCHRANE
we  will  be leaving today  for NORTH  BAY

SHIELA and I  spent 2  days in the rain  again
MANY THAN KS TO THE  PEOPLE FOR DONATIONS
I PRAY GOD  WILL  BLESS  ALL
THANK YOU FROM SHIELA and FRANK

SHIELA  and  I tried to hitch a ride on the MOONBEAM EXPRESS they would not have us
SHIELA and I spent 2  days  in HEARST  to rest in the rain 
MANY THANKS TO  THE PEOPLE FOR DONATIONS
I  PRAY  GOD WILL BLESS ALL
THANK YOU KINDLY FROM SHIELA  AND FRANK

Tuesday 12 August 2014

AUG 12
today we are resting at HEARST  it is cold and raining reminded me of FEB in VICTORIA  when SHIELA and I were trying to stay warm and dry out on the street
AUG 13 we will be back on the road  KAPUSKASING will be our next stop I may stop there and celebrate my birthday I will be 62 on the 13th never thought I would live this long  if I did not have SHIELA  I would likely be back in CHILLIWACK wandering around the streets going to the doctor for my pain medication every month
SHIELA made me quit drinking 3 or 4 years back she just about has my smoking habit done
and now she has me pedaling a bike across CANADA trying to keep me healthy while she rides in the trailer barking
The  HWY from  NIPIGON to LONGLAC was the worst HWY we travelled SHIELA met a young friend while we rested along the road  she has made many young ones happy since we started
MANY THANKS to the people from LONGLAC for donations and making us feel welcome
THANK YOU KINDLY FROM SHIELA AND FRANK
I PRAY GOD WILL BLESS ALL