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UPDATE: 鈥淪ome of my worst days I鈥檝e met some of the best people, so it鈥檚 just been absolutely extraordinary, it鈥檚 an amazing country and there鈥檚 beautiful people that live here, especially in those far away places,鈥� said Bert terHart, speaking to host Peter McCully from Ottawa.

Bert terHart is making history by paddling and portaging across Canada in a canoe, via the same rivers that Canada鈥檚 explorers, cartographers, and First Nations people have used.

He began his journey on April 1 in Stevenson, B.C., his final destination is Big Shippegan Lighthouse in New Brunswick.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a bit of a thing to do when you鈥檙e 63, but so far so good,鈥� said terHart. 鈥淐ertainly anybody at my age can do it as well, as long as they鈥檙e careful, I鈥檝e been careful about trying to maintain my energy level, I鈥檝e been careful about not getting injured and I鈥檝e been careful about how much energy I can expend day to day.鈥�

He says he has met wonderful and generous people along his route to date and between 300 and 350 of them have signed the canoe, which will be donated to the Gabriola Museum when the trip is completed.

You can follow terHart鈥檚 journey through an up-to-date interactive map and photos at .

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