June 21st, Chillawak to Hope

We decided to take another highway North of highway 1 for this leg. It took us an extra 10kms, but it was worth it. The ride was the nicest so far. We had a head wind, hardly any traffic, no flat tires, and surreal scenery. We weren’t going to stay in hope, but Brett spoke broke, and his wheel was a bit bent. We found a great campsite 10 meters from a river.
Today was also the first day the tandem went in the van and Brett rode his bike. His knee held out, which is obviously a good thing. Vanessa should be commended for riding the tandem with Brett since Victoria. We’ll see what happens with the mountains between Hope and Princeton. There are two summits before we reach Princeton. This will be the first set of summits we’ll have to tackle in BC.