This morning I was up at 6:45 and got ready for an early
morning run. I was meeting Sean and
Marca for a 50 minute run. It was pretty
crisp at on 10C but after a few blocks it was great. Not running in 22C was really nice. We took the path way along the river and
there was nobody out that early. I
really enjoyed the run and my Piriform/Sciatic was not bothering at all. Hopefully that injury is behind me.
After the run Gordon, Alan and I set out building a
partition in the Penske to keep the luggage on one side and the food and
kitchen stuff on the other. We had to
drive into Canmore to find a lumber store and get some plywood. I was driving the big Ford 4X4 van and it is
a monster to handle in the narrow and crowded Banff streets.
While getting out of Banff we saw a small herd of deer eating flowers
from someone’s flower pots. Those guys
have must love it here in town, with all the wonderful salads prepared for
them.
By the time we got back from Canmore with some plywood and
2x4’s it was just pouring rain. When we
opened the back of the Penske we found that the roof was leaking and a lot of
the luggage which had been stored in the truck was soaked. So we set up a bunch buckets inside the truck
and set about building the partition.
Because of the rain we had to shuffle all the stuff around where we
working. It took twice as long as it should
have.
At 4:00 Pm was the introductory rider meeting and Rob got up
and introduced the ride and every one then he handed out ride jerseys. I was more than a little surprise to get one
as I will be helping for only 9 days. It
is really nice. It shows the details of
the ride at 2745 miles and is the world’s longest off pavement cycle ride.
It was a long day. We
started work at 8:00 am and finished 8:00 pm.
Tomorrow is the first ride day it is 93 kms and with all the
rain we got to day it is going to be a mud bath. The forecast is for 1C at 7:00 am tomorrow
and I believe it as there is a lot of snow piled up on the mountains around Banff. So a long, cold, muddy day, I am glad that I am doing picnic.
Terry
3 comments:
Thanks Terry. A good view from the "staff" side of the tour. Just wait until you have to clean all the mud out of the van!! How many riders and how many staff are on the tour?
Enjoy the adventure!!
Ken C.
Hi Terry,
Yikes, sounds like your could use some of our July Canadian weather! Hoping things go well for the next days. Enjoy the other side of biking!
Julie W.
Heard there was snow in the mountains. Trust you brought some winter cloths. Really hot and dry here in Phoenix. Anxious to hear how you do with luggage.
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