Distance Traveled: Downtown Kelowna to a rest stop on HWY 33 76.7km
Money Spent: $35 for groceries, I shouldn’t need to buy much for the next week or more.
Time cycling: 4 hours 33 minutes
Moving Average: 16.8 km/h
Total Distance Traveled: 256km
Ive noticed something during my time traveling and that is with more bags comes more luggage. I tried my best not to bring much on this trip but I ended up taking more shit than I need, coming back to Kelowna meant that I could drop things off with my other tree planting stuff which I did but today I ended up buying a shitload more food for the trip... to a point where I couldn’t even put it all in my bags. Something needs to be done, my bike now is almost impossible to lift off the ground – and I'm about to cycle over the Rocky Mountains.
I got out of the main part of Kelowna at around midday climbing up the crazy hill toward Big White where I did a winter a few years back. Kelowna from where I started was at 350 meters above sea level, the climb up HWY 33 got me up to 1260m, it was a difficult climb but I made it without incident.
I stopped at the turnoff to Big White to get a photo where I got chatting to some campers who were kind enough to replenish my water bottles (with ice!) and treat me to a few snacks. They told me it was pretty much downhill towards the town of Rock creek 92 km from that point but it was getting late in the afternoon and in no way was I going to make it.
The downhill road was great fun getting some good distance in little time on a ribbon of freshly paved tarmac that I glided over with ease.
I stopped at a rest stop to check it out for a good camping spot and found one right by a creek and toilet facilities just around the corner.
It was a perfect little spot to camp and when I had set up my tent I quickly bathed in the creek and went for a little walk about with my camera where I met a couple, Robby and Jackie who were great people, they both lost a friend a little ways down the road in a motorbike accident a year ago and always stop at this rest stop and add to the memorial devoted to this man. Touching, I know! :(
Jackie and Robby were kind enough to offer me beer, some food and even a costa rican cigar; what a day, filled with adventure, struggle and good generous people. I’m LOVING this trip already.
1000 meters up above sea level, Me exhausted and me at the turn off to Big White.
My Camp sight for the evening
Jackie and Robby, and their memorial to their friend Bob, who died last year
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