55km, 686m gained
To date: 55km, 686m
To go: somewhere about 7,945 km give or take….
Today didn’t really feel like the start of an epic journey – it was more like a nice ride in the sunshine with my mom to go visit my brother and his family…. just with about an extra 130lbs. When I loaded up my bike this morning I swear it felt heavier and more unstable than my trial ride last week…. in fact as I rode the two blocks down to my local coffee shop I was trying to decide what I could drop from my panniers. Not a good sign, since this section was downhill too! On the upside, lovely Mirta at Seaside Village cafe gave me my cappuccino this morning for free, a kind gesture starting my journey off right.
The hardest hill was the one leaving horseshoe bay – from there it was a series of undulating ups and downs. We stopped at Porteau Cove campground to use the facilities, have a snack and refill out water bottles. There were two more long climbs (but not too steep) before Squamish. I had been dreading these hills all morning and was pleasantly surprised that they were not particularly hard, just a bit long…. gear down and settle in for the long haul.
That reminds me – my Surly Long Haul Trucker – I have decided on a name, I think…. Slow Loris.
We got into downtown Squamish just shy of 4 hours after leaving Horseshoe Bay – this was a lot quicker than I was expecting. I thought we would be crawling along at a snail’s pace and maybe take about 6 hours. We had Lunch at Cafe Norte – a Mexican Food Truck parked along the main street in downtown Squamish. I would highly recommend their Fish Burritos. Yum!
Rode a very easy last 5 km to my brother’s house and spent the remainder of this beautiful sunny day playing with my nieces. Somehow the youngest one ended up topless, wearing a bicycle helmet and repeatedly shooting herself in the face with her water gun….
Categories: Across Canada, Biking, British Columbia
Across Canada: British Columbia Recap 
Day 11: Golden – Lake Louise 
Day 10: Campers Haven – Golden 
Day 9: Revelstoke – Camper’s Haven 
Just Ambling 
Great name for the bike!
If you have any bike concerns stop in at Republic Bikes and ask for Armand. He’s a friend that’s a good guy.
Happy trails
hee…the mountains honey…lots of long hills…fish burrito, yum…how far is Mom going ? … hoping that 130 pounds you’re carrying has some warm clothes included…whoa tho, such freedom eh…kinda like peter fonda in easy rider ? … :O) … love ya…XO
I thought of and brought lots of cold-weather clothes – didn’t think about what to do about the hot weather though! Getting a touch crispy!