The last day of our trip is the worst day for me because of it ending. Fortunately, it was a very pleasant last day as we continued down the island from Duncan, taking a ferry from Mill Bay to Brentwood and then pedaling North to Swartz Bay to catch the ferry over to Vancouver. Leaving … Continue reading Great Trail wk4 Last Day →

With the trip winding down I'm beginning to feel the need for some Prozac. Gloria's bike being on the fritz kept us to a limited mileage and maybe that's also part of my depression. I really enjoy seeing what's over the next hill and the next and the next. Of course, Gloria is waiting for … Continue reading Great Trail wk4 d5 →

Today started with Dutch pannekoek breakfast in West Vancouver and ended with an Indian dinner in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island. Another great thing about Canada: the variety of foods. After breakfast I realized we were almost going to miss the ferry and so we hopped on our bikes and raced along the coast towards Horseshoe … Continue reading Great Trail wk4 d4 →

Today we swam from Langley tune in West Vancouver. The weather report indicated a 40% chance of rain. We interpreted that positively but erroneously. Apparently 40% in Vancouver means that 40% of the time you were getting wet directly from falling rain and the other 60% you're getting wet from water dripping off of the … Continue reading Great Trail wk4 d3 →

Today we transitioned from a very rural experience to a very urban experience as we biked from Hope to Langley in the Fraser River Valley. As most of you know there are only about 60 people in all of Canada. So far we've seen two of them in the Thousand Miles we've covered in British … Continue reading Great Trail wk4 d2 →

Our day started just shortly after sun up and ended just shortly before Sundown. It was about 12 hours of riding as we made our way from Merritt to Hope. We should have realized right at the start the things might become hopeless. If you look at the two pictures below one has the Sun … Continue reading Great Trail wk4 d1 →

We didn't feel too bad leaving Princeton with plans to make it to Merritt today. Other than getting to participate in the Music Festival, Princeton was a bit of a bust. After being on beaches in Penicton and beautiful orchards like Summerland, it was tough to measure up. The hotel was, as noted, rough and … Continue reading Great Trail wk3 d6 →

We left Summerland relatively early anticipating a long day on the trail to Princeton. The climb back up the hill from the shore of Okanagan in Summerland was steep and not a great deal of fun. However, this was offset by the continued richness of the land. BTW if you look closely these apple trees … Continue reading Great Trail wk3 d5 →

We cheated this morning and took a ride from our wonderful hosts at Myra Canyon back up to the trail. As I noted yesterday we dropped 4 km down to them on about a 14% grade. I didn't feel like starting the day climbing it and he drove us back up it. Once on the … Continue reading Great Trail wk3 d4 →

We are still alive and riding. Sorry for the delay in posting. The ride today took us uphill for about 30 miles from Beaverdale to Myra Canyon. Myra Canyon overlooks the town of Kelowna which I'll speak about later. In Beaverdale we stayed at The Last Resort in a comfortable cabin with a detached bathroom. … Continue reading Great Trail wk3 d3 →