Well, the first leg is over.
Got out of that place ASAP this morning and stormed off to Tim Hortons for breakfast. The ride was beautiful at first, but then just turned into red light after red light after red light.
Sent out some last minute emails for some WS hosts, and got a yes from a guy named Ray who lives right in downtown Vancouver. 16th floor apartment. We had dinner and watched the 2nd to last stage of the Giro for an hour or two. Those guys are something serious. Ray is an engineer, so he likes the science and math behind cycling, which I enjoy because I'm a bit of a science and numbers guy myself.
After dinner a walk down Robson Street, and then watching the sunset. Vancouver is really nice. Very manageable compared to some other big cities.
Tomorrow is a relative off day, I only have to ride 15km or so north, and Elizabeth is meeting me. It will be nice to have some company, but I will miss the long 7 hour days of as fast and as long as I can.
Talked to some long lost friends today: Craig and Haley, and plan on seeing them over in Nanaimo next week. That should be fun.
A great trip thus far.
Not a shabby place for a WS host.
Got out of that place ASAP this morning and stormed off to Tim Hortons for breakfast. The ride was beautiful at first, but then just turned into red light after red light after red light.
Sent out some last minute emails for some WS hosts, and got a yes from a guy named Ray who lives right in downtown Vancouver. 16th floor apartment. We had dinner and watched the 2nd to last stage of the Giro for an hour or two. Those guys are something serious. Ray is an engineer, so he likes the science and math behind cycling, which I enjoy because I'm a bit of a science and numbers guy myself.
After dinner a walk down Robson Street, and then watching the sunset. Vancouver is really nice. Very manageable compared to some other big cities.
Tomorrow is a relative off day, I only have to ride 15km or so north, and Elizabeth is meeting me. It will be nice to have some company, but I will miss the long 7 hour days of as fast and as long as I can.
Talked to some long lost friends today: Craig and Haley, and plan on seeing them over in Nanaimo next week. That should be fun.
A great trip thus far.
Not a shabby place for a WS host.
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| Looking north as I ride east into Vancouver. |
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| Sunset as seen from the West End of Downtown Vancouver. |
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| My WS stay on the 16th floor of Burrard and Nelson. |
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| Not too shabby for a free stay, eh? |
Hello my name is Athena and we just hosted Elizabeth in Pendleton, Oregon. She gave us your blog address to follow your amazing adventure (my husband is REALLY jealous). We really enjoyed visiting with her! We sent her on her way at 7:30... Enjoy the ride!
ReplyDeleteAthena,
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you. Elizabeth is with me now. We are 30 miles north west of Vancouver and our trip is underway. Thanks for helping her out, we are forever indebted to kind people like yourself.
Clayton