Kettle River RV Park to Grand Falls
On the road by 8:10 am after a really nice stay at the Kettle River RV Park in the "yurt". The people there really made us feel at home. Thanks! Today started off with a nice ride through a valley accompanied by the Kettle River. It was nice to not have to stop every 15 km to pump up my tire as I changed the tube last night. We stopped in Greenwood for lunch at the Golden Eagle Bakery. (Highly recommend the cinamon buns with cream cheese). From Greenwood for the next 15 km, we climbed to Eholt Summit (elevation 1028 metres or 3341 feet for those "metrically challenged). The climbing probably was not that bad as the grades were managable but yesterday's "serious" climbing left our legs a little bit tired. To complicate matters we faced a moderate wind from the north-east today. (What ever happened to the prevailing westerlies?). After reaching Eholt Summit I made the offhand comment about how nice it would be to be able to "coast" the next 18 km to Grand Forks. And sure enough the next 15 km were covered without even a peddle stroke nor any braking required. I kid you not the wind kept our speed at a reasonable 35 km. What a pleasure!
We are presently camping at the Grand Forks Municipal Campground. Not that nice but the washrooms are really clean with free showers. Two nights in a row! I will leave the "rant" about the showers in campgrounds for another day!!!
Daily Distance = 69.49 km. Time on the bikes = 5 hours 5 minutes. Average Speed = 13.68 km. Maximum Speed = 43.29 km. Trip flats = Kevin = 1.
Kevin = 2 Sue = 0.
