Two Wired Monks

What a gorgeous day today! I met Martin Contant at Sports Replay in Langley, where I picked up my booties. I don't mean the kind you shake, but the kind you wear over your cycling shoes to either keep your feet warm or dry. This was Martin's first ride of the season. We made our way to Crescent Beach, where 2 pastors stopped for lunch at a cafe called the Wired Monk. Really, we only had one beer each with lunch, so we were hardly what you call wired! From there it was through White Rock, which was very busy on this sunny, warm day with people strolling on the beach walk, the dock, and the strip of shops and restaurants. On the way home from there we took O Avenue, which borders the U.S., and Martin and I parted ways at 184th St. From there he returned to Langley and I returned home. I left this morning at 7:30 and made it home just before 3:30. Total distance today: 128.5 kms. My butt's a little sore, but all in all not too bad. The bike is getting more comfortable ride by ride.

Harrison Hot Springs run

It was a hot, hot day today, so what more fitting place to bike to than Harrison Hot Springs? Weather was sunny, and pretty breezy. Lots of hills, but nothing too difficult. Trip length was 71 kms and it took me about 3 hours, which included 3 breaks of about 10 minutes each. I made another adjustment in my new saddle, lowering it a bit because of the new shoes and replaced clipless system I'm now using. That helped a lot, a little less pressure on certain sensitive parts (hah!). Diane met me in Harrison Hot Springs, where I got changed into looser and more comfortable clothes. We enjoyed a nutritious lunch of burger and fries, followed by a healthy dessert of double scoop ice cream cones from Baskin & Robbins. All in all, it was a confidence building trip, as the hills are becoming easier and the fit on the bike more comfortable.

Hi everyone.

It's still several weeks before the Sea to Sea tour begins but we figured we better open a blogsite now. Preparations are well underway. We have our means of transport, our home away from home (El Capitan 4 - sounds impressive, eh?), the donations we were required to raise, and are eager for the journey to begin. The attached picture is obviously a "before" picture; we can only hope that the "after" picture taken at the end will look even better! We hope to keep everyone who's interested informed of our experiences and impressions on a more or less regular basis, but do not promise to check in every day. We expect that some days we'll simply be too pooped to do so, and other days we may not have satellite access available to access and use this blog. Our adventure begins in with orientation in Seattle on June 28. Until then.......