Leaving Calgary

Apparently I'm not quite due for that turn of good luck, yet. My head is still congested. I saw a doctor yesterday and he did not believe it was a bacterial infection; in fact he said I might as well continue my biking. I took the rest of yesterday off, but today spent 2.5 hours training fully loaded and more than another hour riding around to do errands.

The new gearing needs some getting used to . It is better for going up hills and has better top end speed, but in the middle of those, around my 30km/hr cruising speed, it is not ideal. Bow Cycle didn't have any chain rings on hand that would reduce the number of teeth on the big one, so I will go with it and if need be change it in Vancouver or back here in Calgary after the mountains.

It is too early to tell if the new bib shorts ($170!!!) are any better than what I had. I also bought a pair of regular shorts as well. We shall see...

I intend to leave tomorrow morning despite a depressingly wet and cold forecast for the next four days. The show must go on. If things go well I'll spend tomorrow night not too far into Kootenay National Park (BC). The next day I should arrive at my friends Bruce and Christine's place in Kimberley (hot tub, yah) and then I hope to finish the trip to Vancouver along hwy #3 in four more days.

So, if all goes well, a start date for the big ride will still likely be June 18.

A big thanks to my Aunt Janice who has been my latest couch surfing victim and has spoiled me yet again.

I'll update from Kimberley. Cheers