On the Road again

86 Miles! That is the distance we have travelled by bike since leaving home in Metchosin on Saturday.


We biked to the Brentwood Bay ferry via the Goose and Lochside trail.



Once off the ferry and a coffee stop at the Rusticana coffee kiosk in Mill Bay, we biked to Cobble Hill for our first night's stay, 34 miles for the day. And what a first night stay! An outstanding bed and breakfast, actually at our friends, Leslie Jo and Phil. We were greeted with yummy appetizers, hot stuffed curried chicken canapes, cheese pate with home-baked rain coast crisps and rice crackers. Dinner included BBQ steak (cooked to perfection), twice-baked cheesey potatoes, freshly-picked Romaine lettuce in a Caesar salad and finished off with local strawberries in a freshly baked pie. Not to be outdone was the following breakfast of yoghurt, fresh strawberries with lemon ricotta cheese pancakes with maple syrup. Did I mention that Leslie Jo is a home ec teacher foods teacher:)
Off we set for Nanaimo at 9am with full tummies and maybe a little slower but we made it to Chemainus by 10:45.



We took the island highway from Cobble Hill through Duncan because it was a Sunday morning and shouldn't be too busy, also it was mostly downhill! Great wide shoulders to bike on in most parts. Only trouble we had was in Duncan when an asshole man in a pickup truck, cut Norm off then yelled at Norm calling him a jackass! He seemed to think that going right just in front off us would save him probably 2 seconds. Norm and the idiot exchanged a few choice words like "learn to drive" and "get off the road". We left the main highway just past Duncan for a wonderful scenic bike ride through Chemainus (time for coffee and snack), Saltair, Ladysmith (a little bit of highway biking there), then off the highway again and through Cassidy, Cedar, North Oyster, and into Nanaimo. Made it to Nanaimo by 1:30, better time that we thought.
With time to spare until the 3:10 ferry we went to the local nearby pub, Millers, for lunch and drinks. We definitely quenched our thirst.
The ferry to first Horseshoe Bay and then on to Langdale got us into Gibsons about 6.30.



We biked towards Port Mellon up a long steep hill but not far to our bed and breakfast, Arcturus, pleasant room, classy bathroom and a beautiful view of the ocean and mountains.
My sister, Evelyn came by to say hello and take us into Gibsons so we could go out for dinner and celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. We had a nice Italian dinner, glass of wine and fine conversation. Then we walked the 5km home again. Now that means we biked 48 miles earlier in the day and another 5 km walk! We will remember this anniversary for sure! If we weren't cycling and walking, we'd weigh 10 pounds more for sure.



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