* On April 20, [Rick Hansen] leaves Santa Monica, Calif. after two days of wheelchair repairs. http://www.carpaltunnel-cure.com/ In the first month on the road, Hansen averages an amazing 110 km a day but not without injuries to the tendons of his fingers. “Those first two weeks were as hard as I could have imagined them,” Hansen said after physiotherapist Amanda Reid joined the tour. * As Christmas, 1986, approaches, Hansen is declared Canadian newsmaker of the year. B. C. http://www.carpaltunnel-cure.com/ starts to plan for his return as Hansen continues to wheel through the bitter cold of northern Ontario. When Hansen catches a bladder infection, it forces the tour to spend six days – and Dec. 25 – in Wawa. * On Feb. 13, Hansen is one day away from the Alberta border http://www.carpaltunnel-cure.com/. Although he passed through some wintry weather in northern Ontario, Hansen’s journey across the Prairies has been everything his scouts said it wouldn’t be. Warm, Vancouver-like conditions has meant Hansen has had little use for his specially designed winter gear.