We got on the road at 11:00 while the sun was shining and the temp was 15°C. The nice weather lasted 30 min and then the temperature dropped as the day went on. 30km before Fernie the weather turned miserable with heavy rain and the wind in our faces. We put our heads down and pedelled faster to got to Fernie before the snow started. For the first time in 4 days we got to town before the stores closed and went right to the sports store to buy some cold weather gear. Now it should get warmer!
Road Conditions: The roads in BC are good (far better than Quebec). We are travelling the Crowsnest Highway and it has a nice shoulder for cyclists to ride on. Sadly after Creston they started putting a rumble strip on the side of the road. Unfortunately the installer wasn’t sober and it also wanders a bit. It makes life very difficult for the cyclists since we have to ride on the Highway or in the gravel. I say remove the rumble strip and hand out free coffee.
Another sad fact is the number of roadside markers we have seen for deceased motorists. When we stop to look at the markers it is usually easy to guess how the accidents happened.
4 comments:
Hi Tims: I am obviously not a biker as your adventures are beyond my mimited physcial powers, but I am also not a blogger, as I have tried to send messages previously but can't get past the French instructions. I will raise a glass or two of burgandy to you tonight!
Perhaps this attempt will work,
Don
Hello there,
sitting here in front of the telly but actually enjoying reading your posts and speculating which post was written by whom.
Despite the extremely rotten weather you seem to be having a great time :-)! However, we sincerely hope the weather shows its bright side soon.
Thinking of you a lot!
Love Tanja & Micha
THANKS FOR BUYING THE COLD WEATHER GEAR YESTERDAY. THE REST OF US BC,ERS WILL CERTAINLY HAVE HOT SUNNY WEATHER NOW. I GUESS THAT YOU DID NOT REALIZE THAT SOME OF THE PASSES HAVE SNOW UP TO TEN/HALF MONTHS OF THE YEAR. OH MY, THIS MUST HAVE ADDED SO MANY EXTRA POUNDS ON THOSE ALREADY FULL SADDLEBAGS FOR ONLY BC, UNLESS YOU NOW HIT NFLD IN OCTOBER. SHEILA
Yay for trekking on through the big mountain pass climbs! May the power of Lifa long underwear propel your forward with renewed spirit and determination!!
Katherine
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