Well the tour has finally arrived! Amber and I left early Friday morning and prepared for the long, long drive to Hope. We made some stops in Prince George, Barkerville and when we hit Cache Creek we said "that's enough for today" we were in the car for 16hrs and getting really stir crazy! After a much needed rest we left today for the final stretch to Hope, it was an incredible drive and it's going to be a very, very hard bike ride. There is 7000m of climbing and most of it is in the first three days.
After
We arrived in Hope, dropped off our stuff at a hotel and drove to Chilliwack to drop off the rental car. Dropped the car off and we rode back to Hope for our 'Prologue.' The ride was great, it feels so good to be back in warm BC in the presence of some spectacular mountains and beautiful vistas. The ride was not indicative of what we'll be facing over the next week, we were going downhill, with the wind and the only difficulty was the amount of traffic on highway 1.
We stayed together most of the ride and I entered Hope feeling fresh and iching to do more. I had a lot of nervous energy and this short/easy ride was not going to cut it. AD was not feeling as energtic but good for her for heading to the pool with me. I put in a good hour swim at the rec centre in Hope, Amber was with me for 30 minutes and needed a rest. We finished with a great sushi dinner and prepared to really start the tour tomorrow. It's going to be a tough day, just like last year, 31 degrees and uphill for 116km, fun!
Training for the day;
Bike- 55Km; 1:54
Swim- 3Km; 1:00
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