Our last couple of weekends have been action packed. We have been training for 600 kilometers of biking up the Sunshine Coast and Gulf Island hopping. We made a successful 80 km round trip to Delta to visit Lisa’s mom followed by a 160 km round trip to Mission for Lisa’s sister’s wedding. Both trips had their share of challenges.
Delta was navigationally challenging as the bike paths were convoluted and impossible to manage without help in areas. I was wiped by the end as we chose to take a “short cut” which added about 10 km of gravelly riding alongside Delta’s scenic Burn’s Bog.
Mission was a much more substantial test of our physical and mental stamina as the distance was a little beyond our comfort zone. The way home was a balmy 7 degrees celcius with a steady cold rain that permeated almost every nook.
