128 kilometers – Click for ride details
Last night was a warm cozy sleep. I still wore pants but only needed a shirt instead of a fleece and jacket. In the morning I was in the shade so I put my sleeping bag, tent and laundry in the sun on a spare picnic table. Oh yeah, I do laundry in the shower, well at least my bike shorts, shirt and socks and then dry it out the next day. I tested my new stove which worked well and boiled water for one of my pre-dried meals. The meal was horrible and I only ate half of it before storing for later (which I eventually through out). This makes pre-dried meals 50/50 so far.
Off on my journey I stopped at the airport for some reception so I could post yesterday’s blog then slogged up the epic climb out of Castlegar. The view for the first few kilometers is of the entire valley showing Castlegar intersecting the mighty Columbia and Kootney rivers. There is some serious flow in the blue green waters of the Kootney, what a site!
