Are really steep. We foolishly thought we were done climbing after the Cascades. Wrong. Canada had incredibly steep hills welcoming us to 16% grade uphill climbs. Canada, my knees thank and love you. If I didn’t need knee surgery after biking across the US, I definitely need it now.
We woke up with crazy energy this morning. It was wild. (that sounds like something a grandma should say, right?) It was Nolan’s last day with us as he has to leave a day early. In true Nolan style, he pulled the “prank” he’s been planning all summer. He put together a wedding party, bought a veil, played the wedding march, and proposed to Steph, best-man Josh and all.
Team NUS was super pumped for the Canadian border. We basically had a 2-hour dance party to get the day started, complete with a rap from Chris (video also below). After palancing our faces off, it was time to ride the 38 miles to Surrey, BC. The hills were unexpected, but we rocked them out easily. My posse for the day was AP, Beth, Kristen, and Tony.
Once in Surrey, I picked up the van and headed into Vancouver to meet Nolan and the boys for Nolan’s wheel dip. Vancouver is amazing, and I can’t wait to spend some more quality time there. I sat in Stanley park reading and doing yoga, watching the sun set while waiting for them to bike in. They navigated the most frustrating cue sheet, and finally arrived around 7:30. I got some great shots of them celebrating the journey. We will be so indebted to them tomorrow for eliminating a lot of the usual stress of the notoriously confusing Vancouver ride. I can’t believe we will dip our wheels tomorrow. It’s so surreal, and now that it’s almost over it feels like it just started.
Leisl dancing pic: Notice Brendan in the corner. BAHAHAHA!
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