Left Van City for Victoria where the Mile 0 marker for the trans Canada Highway is located. This will be the official start of our Canada cycle. It may be the Mile 0 marker but Canada is now metric so all distances are actually in km.
Our cycle to Victoria was the first time we had actually tried the Radical trailer fully loaded with the tent and the rest of the camping gear. It weighs about 23kg. Our clothes and other items are carried within two Ortleib side panniers. Yes we know we should have had a trial run but we just never seemed to get around to it.
The first part of our cycle was 50km to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal which included a bit of a diversion to cross the Alex Fraser bridge. The more direct route to cross the Fraser river is through a tunnel and bikes are not allowed.
Following a very pleasant 90 minute ferry we had a further 30km to cycle to Victoria. Overall, we were pleased to have 80km (50 miles in old money) with the trailer under our belt. However, it was a pretty tiring first day proper cycling and there were more hills than we would have liked. No point in complaining though with the Rockies still to come. Nobody said it was easy!
As you say - you made your bed- sorry saddle - so now you need to lie in it!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you both. looks like you are enjoying yourself. remember the Tim Horton doughnut works wonders! Rx
ReplyDelete