Dash to Victoria
This last day on tour of Vancouver Island and the San Juan's is a hectic one. I made all these travel plans before the Washington State Ferries even published their summer schedule, and even if they had, what options would…
Sighting Orcas? No, Card Sharks
Home today; the cloud cover so thick it could be mistaken for the Northwest. We were afraid that temperatures would be much higher than during our week in Victoria and surrounds; we needn't have worried. As I reminisce, the time…
Bicycle Birthday
I got a couple of smart-alec birthday cards last night, but what would you expect when you're on a 60th birthday bicycle tour of the Pacific Northwest. Getting older... aint't for sissies. It's a modest tour by any standards: easy,…
The Lochside Trail
We were on a schedule; we had to get to the ferry in Sidney in time for a noon departure. If we missed this ferry we had only one other opportunity to get to Orcas Island this day — we'd…
A Coastal Ride
Today was another layover day; a day for each of us to do our own thing. Mark and I did a big loop around Victoria's outer neighborhoods then cruised along the eastern coastal roads. On the Galloping Goose rails to…
Layover Day
It was Victoria's hottest day of the year, but nothing to slow us down — temperatures hit the low 80s. We picked up the bikes in the late morning. Ben at CycleTreks was very helpful. He fitted each of us…