We were on the road by 9:00 am. but I will get back to today later.
Now for Saturday...a lot happened yesterday and most of it was good. After serving us breakfast, Nanc took us for our 'shakedown' ride. We rode part of our departure route up and across the 'Golden Ears' bridge and over to Fort Langley and back. 68 kms later we were back in Maple Ridge. A new bike speedometer was purchased for Sue as the old one (stressed by the bike shop that the old one was really old...)had an electronic hiccup, the first of our electronic issues for the day. After dinner we realized we had a computer problem that might make blogging more difficult...we will see.
Back to today's ride...Nanc again rode with us to the bridge where we sadly said our goodbyes. It was at this time that we realized we were truly beginning another adventure and the nerves temporarily 'kicked in'. The 'slog' up and over the bridge soon fixed that. It was a nice ride (hotter than we expected as the temperatures hit 27C) down(using the word 'down' loosely) to the border. The crossing was simple with only 2 questions asked. However, the guy was not very friendly and appeared like smiling would have hurt him. We had a short ride to Lynden and an even longer ride into, through, around, and back through Lynden again. We are set up in the 'elusive' Lynden/Bellingham KOA campground. We are able to watch ducks and geese puddling on the pond.
Again thanks to Nanc and Gashaw for your hospitality. We owe you 'again'. And Nanc, if you get yourself back to Ontario, you ARE coming on a tour with us!!!
Distance = 65.00km. Time On The Bikes = 4 hours 7 minutes. Average Speed = 15.78km. Maximum Speed = 57.11km. (I guess there must have been a good downhill!!!) Wildlife Sightings = Not much except horse farms.
View of the Golden Ear Peaks from the Golden Ears Bridge.
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