OK, the bikes and gear arrived safely. By the time we got them reassembled and loaded with our gear, it was already late afternoon when we left the train station. On the way over to the starting point of the ride, which was at Vanier park in Vancouver, we stopped by a bike shop to borrow their tire pump and to purchase fenders for my bike. Installing those took another hour so that by the time we actually started the ride, it was after 5 pm. But to actually be there, at the beginning of the ride, with the Vancouver skyline across the water, the mountains in the background and the gorgeous partly cloudy weather was quite a thrill.
We put in 35 miles on day 1, which was pretty good given our late start. Sam turned in a great performance on his first day out, considering his lack of cycling experience. We also found ourselves cycling in the dark, requiring us to stay at a motel again since we were not near any campgrounds.
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