So today wasn't a very busy day, we only made it 66.61kms and ended in Hope, BC. There is method to our madness however, as apparently tomorrow has some brutal climbs, and our trailor is like an anchor so the break tonight will be much needed. Hopefully we sleep better tonight then we did last night! Chris's beard was scrathing on the sleeping bag last night and I was terrified because I thought something got in our tent!We were both pretty sore this morning, and we slept in so we didn't leave the campsite until about 9 o'clock! The ride was beautiful though, lots of trees and hills and some cliffs, and we even got chased by a dog at one point!
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| Random shot during the day |
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| Made it to Hope |
Chris and I have been consistently impressed by how friendly the people are here. Every town we stop in, we are approached by people asking where we are going, and if we need help finding anything, or just to yap about our trip and recommend places we should stop or go and see. Even in Vancouver when we didn't have our bike with us, people were always more then happy to make sure we found our way. We must have looked like tourists or something because people were constantly asking where we were looking for.
Other than that, the ride has been beautiful. We have been following along the fraser river for most of yesterday and today and occassionally we are able to catch a glimpse of it. The mountains are starting to get bigger and bigger - but also more beautiful, and we now have a clear view of the rockies - we couldn't see them yesterday.
We have been trying to decide which highway to take out of Hope - there are three possible highways to take: 1(Trans Canada), 5 and 3. Originally we were going to take the 3 since we read a few journals of cyclists who have gone that route. Then, we did google map directions and the 5 was the shortest distance so we were planning on taking that. However, today we stopped at a tourist information center and the man there recommended that we take the 1 since it has far less climbing. So we're going to trust the local and hope that the 1 treats us well.
Right now we are all settled in at a campground in Hope, BC. Got a fire going and just had dinner. Its not super exciting but here are a couple pictures of our site and food.
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| Our site |
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| Our food |
Tomorrow should be a fun day, we are hoping to ride more towards 100km, and the inclines are going to start getting pretty rough. Wish us luck as we conquer the rockies, and we will update again ASAP!
Patricia & Chris
