Biking in the rain

I would say I passed my Rain Badge today! We spent the night in Everson at a really cozy B&B. We had use of the whole house. Made our selves a nice dinner of wine, cheese, bread and fruit then curled up in front of the TV while it poured outside. Monday morning we left about 9.30 in the rain for Lynden. It rained the whole way and going north brought the wind at us from the east. Warmed up (as best we could) with coffee/tea in Lynden and then on (north) to the border, once back in Canada we went along Zero Ave and worked our way up and across to our friend Sue's. We got to Langley (204th) by 1 pm (30 km). We headed to McDonalds where I removed rain coat, rain pants, socks, and shoes. I even dried my cold toes under the hot air dryer in the washroom to bring back some colour to them. Both Norm and I were amazingly dry under our rain gear but we failed to protect our feet. Walking into McDonalds we sounded like mud puddles.  Then over to Starbucks for hot tea and pass some time till Sue got home from work at 3. Still raining we biked a few blocks to Sue's where we did laundry and dried out our clothes. It feels so good to be dry and warm. Delicious dinner and now we can relax before the final push to the ferries tomorrow. It is 42 km from Langley to Tsawwassen. Our total trip will be about  265 km.
It has been an adventure. Loved the experience and have learned what I need to do the next time........ Remember photo cord, keep feet dry, wrap panniers in plastic to keep clothes dry, .....But most important we will both do it again. We are thinking of where our next bike trip might be??? Quebec, France.........