Up and on the...no...wait...we are not doing that any more!
Our morning was not the usual scramble to get the bikes loaded and hit the road. Instead we enjoyed 2 coffees with an 'infusion' of Baileys just for good measure. What a great way to start off the day! A little time on the computer and our plan was set for the day. We located a bike shop that advertised 'boxing' and 'shipping' bikes so we went to talk to them. Sure enough, they told us to "just drop them off and we will handle the rest". We then proceeded to the Sante Fe Train Station to have our boarding passes for Saturday morning printed. We had booked the return train 'excursion' online a couple of days ago. Then it was off to the Post Office to purchase a shipping box and some tape. A couple of hours later we wheeled our bikes into the bike shop, filled out some paperwork, gave them our credit card information and walked out the door. This is the moment that it truly hit us that the cycling part of our adventure had drawn to an end. So in a few days 'we hope' that our bicycles are re-united with us in Maple Ridge.
Then it was off to the Post Office 'lugging' a 42 pound box filled with our gear. It is being shipped home or at least back to Ontario.
FYI. For those of you who have been waiting for the 'fall count' to hit 'one', you are in luck! While walking to the Post Office carrying the rather heavy and awkward box, I tripped on a curb and landed headlong on the sidewalk...no great surprise to anyone who knows me...walking is when I am most clumsy!
So it is for real. Our gear is gone. We are now 'travellers' on foot. The rest of the day was spent relaxing sittting on our tiny balcony watching the 'nightlife' below!
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