Had a great 1st camp and met Rick & Jeana, bike tourers from Vancouver. Rick last year did an 8000 kM across Canada. We surprised at how long it takes us to get packed up & out of camp--need to develop a plan to get faster. Continued on the Olympic Discovery Bicycle Trail. Another beautiful ride but were disappointed the trail was closed the last 5-6 miles along Puget Sound due to tree clearing. We had plans of catching the 12:45 ferry to Victoria but felt we were racing along the trail and remembered this trip is all about the journey and not the destination. We saw God's hand in our plans...finding an excellent Mexican restaurant and were able to arrange for a reasonable hotel in Victoria. Arrived in Victoria, Canada, with daylight to spare.
We're surprised how easy it is to strike a conversation with people along the way about our journey. We met:
- Erik, Holly & their daughter who met hiking the Appalachian Trail
- Ernie (use to live in Denver) and Steve
- Steve, a long distance runner who got his Masters at CSU
- Brandon, a student in Victoria studying acupuncture
Thanks for the update. It's great that you're able to share this adventure!
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Way to go!!! REALLY glad to hear things are going well in the "journey not destination" area:) love you all and we are praying continually! we love you!
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