Across the water to Vancouver

After two long, hard days on the Island, we decided that the best option was to get to Vancouver for a half day's rest at Pat's house in North Delta. Our big decision the night before was what ferry to take off Saltspring the next day. We were exhausted, but had to get some repairs done in the city, buy a new pump (the one I had sucked and was the cause of a few broken pins), and rest and relax at Pat's place. There was also a chance of meeting CTV for some media, so we decided that earlier was better and went on little sleep to the 6am ferry to Tsawwassen.

The ride to Pat's from the ferry was a short 30km ride, a nice warmup before resting for the day. We took the time to stretch out, eat, and make use of a complimentary pass to the Sungod Aquatic Centre near Pat's place. It was phenomenal. We're not going to get anything like this for a long time, as we climb through the mountains towards Calgary, so we're taking advantage. I'd love to talk more, but there's steak and wine waiting for us in the kitchen. Tomorrow we keep on to Hope, where we'll start rising into the Rockies along the Transcanada.

Like I said, we're taking advantage of the Cuthberts hospitality while we can. We won't see a nice bed and good food like we're having for quite a while.
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