The Castlegar campground was special, great owners, awesome showers plus families, kids and trailors... and no huge RV homes (not our favourites in camp or on the road). An easy ride to Nelson today to rest our tired muscles after Bonanza Pass, and here we are.
Today's big event... A few of you might remember Al Stevens, a notable folk singer with a famous album, "The Year of the Cat." Well sadly this has been only a "week" for the CAT, and that is being generous. The "CAT" is none other than Ginny's specialized bike computer which is supposed to tell us how far we have been going, at what speed, etc. Ginny loves it... but after producing semi reliable data on day one, it then has gone wonkie, producing anything from gibberish to straight zeros. Ginny loves being on top of these things so it has become a bit of an obsession for her to figure a way out as to how to fix it. But none of her multitude of ideas has worked and though she is eternally optimistic that someone in a bike shop will know how to fix it, they all shrug and say they do not have a clue. So... today, in Nelson BC, the "CAT" was cast aside (Ginny is still hoping for her money back) and has been replaced by a "SPECIALIZED" bike computer. Stay tuned in to find out if it works. Meanwhile know that Evan's bike computer is working just fine.
P.S. Update on Alan's research study. The squeaky horn also has been observed to create a stampede of baby lambs.
Daily Stats:
Distance: 45.18 km
Distance from Vancouver: 716 km
Time on bikes: 2:57:42
Average speed: 15.2 km/h
Start time: 10:00 am
End time: 2:30 pm
Today's big event... A few of you might remember Al Stevens, a notable folk singer with a famous album, "The Year of the Cat." Well sadly this has been only a "week" for the CAT, and that is being generous. The "CAT" is none other than Ginny's specialized bike computer which is supposed to tell us how far we have been going, at what speed, etc. Ginny loves it... but after producing semi reliable data on day one, it then has gone wonkie, producing anything from gibberish to straight zeros. Ginny loves being on top of these things so it has become a bit of an obsession for her to figure a way out as to how to fix it. But none of her multitude of ideas has worked and though she is eternally optimistic that someone in a bike shop will know how to fix it, they all shrug and say they do not have a clue. So... today, in Nelson BC, the "CAT" was cast aside (Ginny is still hoping for her money back) and has been replaced by a "SPECIALIZED" bike computer. Stay tuned in to find out if it works. Meanwhile know that Evan's bike computer is working just fine.
P.S. Update on Alan's research study. The squeaky horn also has been observed to create a stampede of baby lambs.
Daily Stats:
Distance: 45.18 km
Distance from Vancouver: 716 km
Time on bikes: 2:57:42
Average speed: 15.2 km/h
Start time: 10:00 am
End time: 2:30 pm
Location:Nelson, British Columbia
Glad you had an easier day. We enjoy your writing We read the stories together every morning. Poor Ginny, I can imagine your frustrations. Jeff says Neilson is beautiful. Things good here. I went and saw the pigs and they are so cute. the sun continues to avoid us but there is a promise for some tomorrow. Have a great day and will look forward to more stories. Deb, Jeff and Greg
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