Unlikely Success
In 1976, at the age of 18, I cycled halfway across Canada (3,500km) alone. My longest previous ride was less than 25 kilometres.
The general consensus before I hit the road? “He is inexperienced and likely to fail.”
Yet, after 21 days of pedalling, I had succeeded: managing an average of160 kilometres per day.
Fundraiser
Fast forward to 2026. I plan to mark the 50th anniversary of that trek with another, much longer ride. I will be older (68), and this time will go more than twice as far (7,821 kilometres). I will travel the entire coast-to-coast length of the Trans-Canada Highway, the world’s longest national road. I will also be doing it with a modular HomePod micro-dwelling in tow. The entire journey will be video streamed online, live, to encourage public participation.
My goal is to help raise money and awareness, and assist the homeless by partnering with HomePods.org. Together, we hope to spur the design and construction of tiny, insulated, secure, comfortable, weather-proof, visually appealing micro-dwellings for people who are homeless.
The HomePod Community
This will be a journey of hills and valleys (physical and figurative).
Our first hill is to create a national movement of total strangers who will help us find, and optimize, the best possible HomePod across the country.
You, the public, are an essential part of this project. We hope that through your involvement, more and better components and designs will be developed and/or discovered. We will then showcase the best HomePod prototype, by towing it cross-country.
Only a pedal bicycle, no motors, will be used on this journey. Homeless people require autonomy, just like the rest of us. Being able to move their HomePod on their own is fundamental to that. With your help, we’d like to prove it’s possible.
We’re not only hoping for input with building a thriving organization to develop and source the best possible HomePod components, we’re also counting on having the public join us as we physically pull a completed Homepod across Canada in 2026. Ride along with me. Speak with me on the phone while I ride. Keep me company. And watch from home as my trek streams over the internet.
We need you to cheer us on. The vision it conjures for us is awe-inspiring!
A HomePod. A conga line of enthusiasts. A shared journey. A Home for everyone.
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