From Kaieteur to Niagara – on a bicycle

By Dave Martins On In Daily Features |
Terry sleeping between chairs: ‘With no convenient place to sleep in Caracas, a priest gave me shelter in a classroom between a stack of chairs.  Bad sleeping conditions were often a problem, leaving you worn out the next day.  My lack of Spanish, too, was a problem; people shouting at you as you rode by; you don’t know what they’re saying or what they want.’ – Terry Ferreira
Terry sleeping between chairs: ‘With no convenient place to sleep in Caracas, a priest gave me shelter in a classroom between a stack of chairs.  Bad sleeping conditions were often a problem, leaving you worn out the next day.  My lack of Spanish, too, was a problem; people shouting at you as you rode by; you don’t know what they’re saying or what they want.’ – Terry Ferreira

Approximately 15 years ago yesterday, a young man from Berbice arrived at Niagara Falls, Ontario. Most visitors come to Niagara by car or bus, but this young man, Terry Ferreira, was making history: he had come all the way from Guyana to Niagara on a bicycle. Terry had covered the 7,552 miles, via Brazil and Venezuela and then up through Central America into North America, carrying all his essentials in a knapsack, and he had tackled this amazing journey, mostly alone, quietly accomplishing what he had been told was impossible.

This was no holiday trip.  Terry basically