Morning Day 6, Canada Day 7/01/09
Ended up about 20 miles short due to missing the ferry yesterday. One left at noon, and the other at 5:00. Ferry times are important when they fall in the middle of a 70 mile ride. Likewise, waking up and packing in an efficient manner are also important. Fortunately, the last 27 miles we covered were some nice low rolling hills, so we were able to keep a good pace somewhere in the range of 15mph. That was good riding, just bombing down 19. We are finally heading south, our most northerly point being Comox.
Notes: The huge supermarket we went to in Nanaimo was serving cake for Canada Day. There were also a lot of Canadian flags and whatnot about, as one would expect. They seemed to go in more for gatherings in parks than parades though, as we didn’t run into any. At the same time, we were riding later in the day, starting out around noon. Also, we found out, “Going to Nanaimo, eh?” is the best thing to say in a Canadian accent. It became a catch phrase of the group for the next several hundred miles.
(Robert)
