Why are you doing this‪?‬

A travelogue describing the adventures and experiences of a male approaching 60 years of age taking a cycling tour from Calgary,Alberta to the Panama Canal and back to Calgary.The trip took about 8 months, covered close to 13000 kms.and was taken solo without any support. Only used equipment was used. After crossing the U.S.A. the tour followed the Mexican Pacific coast,then through Central America to Colon in Panama. The return trip through Central America was very similar but in Mexico and the U.S.A.the route was east of the road south.The reason to take this trip were two fold;a desire to do something unusual and to have a purpose again.