Wednesday 19 June & Thursday 20th June - Kelowna to Mara/Mara to Albert Canyon

This report is for 2 days since there was no WiFi last night.

Wednesday 19th June-
Today was one of those days! It started raining about 6km into our 106km ride and hasn't stopped. The road was very busy with big trucks sending up plumes of spray. Finished the day dirty and wet.

I hit a pothole and blew a tube. We stopped in Vernon at the Starbucks for a hot caramel macchiato which warmed me up. Another stop at some roadside tourism venture - The Log Barn - where bigger than human models of T Rex were displayed alongside black bears....... Too long in the woods methinks!

At the Log Barn

The scenery, what we could see of it was lovely, farms,  lakes etc.

Shane had hot soup waiting for us when we arrived - very welcome. I hand-washed all my clothes and dried them in the camp drier.

Dinner tonight was pasta and a meat goulash of some sort. It's still raining steadily and they are promising the same all day tomorrow. 

Swollen river between Mara & Revelstoke

In fact it rained heavily all night and several of our number had to move tents in the night to higher ground because of concerns that the stream beside the camp would burst its banks.


Tomorrow we go through Revelstoke to Albert Canyon, starting to climb the Rogers Pass, a 127km ride.



Today is Thursday 20th June, and at least the rain is not as persistent - just drizzle.

Started off with Peter and climbed up and down all day. The camp ground here is supposed to be 900m ASL. Rogers Pass is 1250m or so.

Between Mara & Revelstoke

It rained or drizzled for the first 50km them cleared up for the remainder. I feel pretty good as I slept well last night.

The route today is into the mountains with lots of beautiful lakes. The rain has put all the rivers and streams into full flow. The road is washed out about 150km ahead - so we are hoping the road workers get it sorted tomorrow.

Between Revelstoke and Albert Canyon

Angela and Linda had to stop for a black bear today, adding to their enjoyment.

Taking photos has even hard because of the rain  and heavy cloud obscuring the view.