We were packed up and on the road by 8:45. Hwy 7 again provided beautiful scenery and relatively flat terrain. However, the 4 months of sunshine, temperatures around 20 degrees, and a tailwind had a "hiccup". For much of the day we fought a headwind which at times made for some slow progress despite the flat terrain. Guess my "wish" was a little bit optimistic!!! Then came the first, but probably not the last, change of plans. The preferred destination was Sunshine Valley but with a few phone calls made from the tourist info place in Hope we found accomadation was non existant so we decided that the prudent thing to do was have a short day today in preparation for the mountains tomorrow. The good news is we only have 64 km to ride. The bad news is it is a very challenging ride to the first mountain pass in Manning Park to a campground where the services are not open until May 15. Knew there were going to be days like this!!! We are camping on the Coquihalla River (yes Sue is happy with the sound of the river flowing past) at the Coquihalla Campground in Hope.
It is always interesting the people you meet. Today we crossed paths with a tandem bike with 4 young men on it who yelled at us that they were on their way to Halifax. They had a trailer/truck supporting them. We also met an older gentleman in Hope who had cycled in France and Italy...and truly seemed to be envious of our trip.
Plan is to be up and on the road "early" or at least much earlier than the last 2 mornings.
Daily distance = a paltry 44.04 km. On the bikes = 3 hours 10 minutes. Average Speed = 13.85 km. Maximum Speed = 42.90 km. Slowest Speed probably about 7 km.
Kevin = 1 Sue = 0
