This was second biggest day of the tour at 145 kms. When
added to yesterday’s mileage we covered 200 miles in two days. Not bad riding
for a bunch of amateurs.
However I did want to talk about today’s ride as it was
spectacular. For the first 60 kms we
have brand new pavement with wide shoulders. There are lots of great climbs all
in the 2-3 kms range with a few short but steep descents. The sky is the brightest blue without a cloud
to be seen anywhere. The temperature is
right around 17 C and just a hint of a tail wind. I averaged 30 kms stretch of
road. I just couldn’t believe what a great ride it was. After the first 60 kms we hit the end of the
new pavement and were on a section which was only a few years old and was still
in beautiful condition. However by now the tail wind had picked up. The climbs
had gotten considerably longer and much steeper with few descents. So lunch
which was at the 105 kms mark came up before you knew it. It took 3.75 hours to
cover the 105 kms which was totally amazing considering how much climb was
involved.
After the summit was reached there was only 31 Kms to town
and it was all downhill with a howling tail wind so I just glided on into
McBride. I found the local ice cream shop and sure enough the other riders were
in there sucking ice cream cones.
We are staying a the Beaverview campground which is just a
couple of kms east of McBride and is it every beautiful. There are acres of
really nice grass and everyone is spread out.
The barbequed chicken for supper just capped what had to
been a perfect day.
Terry
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