The Pedaling Pirates had quite a journey this weekend. What an inspiring event. The 263 km Ride to Conquer Cancer was powered by 1700 riders, countless volunteers and a lot of sweat and tears. All of this effort raised 6.9 million dollars for cutting edge research for the BC Cancer Foundation! Yahoo…I mean, Yarrrrrr!

We were thinking of all of you on this journey. In quiet times while passing open fields and streams I thought of Greg, Cecilia, Anna-Lee, Finn, Gram, Auntie and many others.

There was lot of laughter and pirate tomfoolery to be had on the way to the finish line. Just when we thought we were having a hard time we’d see the unicyclist or a cancer survivor riding with us and would keep on pedaling to the next pit stop.

The team is a little sore in the seat but everyone seems to be recovering well! A few glasses of wine and chocolate cake helped me. We were proud to have raised over $15,000.

Enjoy a few pictures from the ride and know that none of this could have happened without your generous donations.

So thank you for your support.

All the best,

Arleigh & her fellow pirate crew