Via Rail surprised us with an early arrival at Vancouver. It took about an hour of work to get our bicycles and gear ready for riding. Thank you Via for putting up with our gear spread across the station. Off to our official "getting the tires wet" in English Bay. Thank you Amy for your patience waiting for us to arrive and for being our official photographer. Sure was nice to have a friendly face to see us off. With google maps and written instructions from a local cyclist in hand, we were headed for Maple Ridge. Gusty winds, tons of traffic and our limited maps made our first day an interesting one. Highlight of the day was probably riding across a major bridge with 4 lanes of traffic flying by in each direction. And they call this a bike route!!! Arrived at our good friends house in Maple Ridge at 5:30. Thanks Nancy, Gashaw, and Michael for use of your house for the next few days. It is really nice to have good friends like you.
Daily distance = 65.01 km. On the bikes = 4 hours 35 minutes. Average speed = 14.18 km. Maximum speed = 47.15 km.
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