Tonight we had the last RAP and the final dinner. Emotions ran high as the reality entered our heads that we had cycled across a continent, and that we would say goodbye to great friends and a certain way of life that we had grown accustomed to. Sandy and "Toronto Mark" hosted the banquet. They took the format from the Oscar awards and everyone present received an award and made a brief acceptance speech. There was a slide show during dinner, some songs, comedy acts that had us cracking up, personal reminiscences and tributes to the staff and friends. The whole added up to more than the sum of its parts and was intensely moving and enjoyable. Other people expressed so beautifully the emotions we were all feeling. It was over by 9.30 as we still have one more day of bicycling.
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