Wow, what a first day!

I wrote a couple of days ago that I felt privilege to be working for Novartis. Today, after a spectacular day, this statement took its full meaning as a witness the teamwork, determination & passion demonstrated by my fellow riders. The encouragement and support was admirable and enlightening. Such demonstration of camaraderie is a phenomenal source of energy.

Today’s lunch was truly special, we stop in front of an old farm house and took cover under the shade of beautiful trees. The owner of the farm came and greeted us on her property, she brought us freshly picked apples and proceeded to tell us she was a breast cancer survivor. This is why we are all doing this ride, for women like Gail. The sense of pride amongst our team rose to a new level.

Tonight dinner was as special, we eat a wonderful restaurant called the Oasis. The owner, the staff & the cook treated us like royalty. The food was excellent, but the charm of the Oasis emanated from the warmth, generosity and smile of the owner, Carol did not only agree to make a donation a $500 donation to the breast cancer foundation, she treated us like family. Thank you Carol for a memorable experience, your restaurant is an Oasis of joy and hope.

Time for me to go to bed, tomorrow 150 Km to Kingston!

Alain

PS If we would like to be part of finding a Cure to Breast Cancer, you can do so by making a donation to the Breast Cancer Foundation at the following web site:

https://www.cibcrunforthecure.com/html/personal_page.asp?track=1263060&languageid=1