On the road by 8:00 am. Had a fantastic ride today. It is hard to believe that you can ride for almost 70 km downhill! Suspect we will pay for that! The Similkameen River was our companion for the whole day today. The views were stunning, from grazing land, to mountain views, to spectacular river views. British Columbia is truly magnificent. Sure can tell by my attitude that today was a beautiful ride. (And we never pushed our bikes once!!!). We arrived in Keremeos, the "fruit stand capital of Canada", by 3:00 pm and are camping at the Eagle RV Park and Campground next door to some sheep. Keremeos is in a desert. Yes we have a desert in Canada! If irrigation is not used nothing grows. Unfortunately we are in the off-season so all the fruit stands are closed. We are set up to ride to Osoyoos tomorrow with another mountain pass to cross. Oh well, two days in a row of easy riding probably was a little bit optimistic.
Update on the 4 person tandem bike. We heard today that they are on Hwy 3 at least one day ahead of us and gaining. We were told that yesterday when they went through Keremeos they were "hurting". They have to be in Calgary by May 20. Good luck! Their blog can be found at www.tandemtour.com (I think)!
Daily Distance = 74.51 km. Time on the bikes = 4 hours 18 minutes. Average Speed = 17.26 km. Maximum Speed = 56.19 km. Wildlife Sitings = deer, bald eagle, osprey.
Kevin = 1 Sue = 0
