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 …..