Day 10 & 11: TMC: 649 miles. D10-Banff to Saskatchewan River Xing: 99 miles. D11-Saskatchewan River Xing- 15 miles outside. Conditions: Good.
Well...day 10 started of well, we woke up early, feeling proud of our ability of getting out of bed...however, 6 miles down the road I realized I didnd't remember packing my phone. Uh oh. So, we booked it back and grabbed my phone, it was in the exact place I thought it would be. The whole day consisted of biking through the rockies, the lakes there were beautiful, I must say, I have never seen such shades of blue. The day was supposed to be 85 miles however it turned out to be 99. By the end we were just BEAT.
Tip of the day: Phone check.
Day 11- Today we allowed ourselves to sleep in a bit because it was only supposed to be a 65 mile ride to a inn called Sumwupta Falls. However, about 10 miles into the ride my chain started acting wierd, I wasn't able to switch out of the small gear one, and could only go between the big gears 1 and 2. After having dealt with this for about 5 miles I was going up a small hill when all of a sudden it appears my brakes went on, almost throwing me off the bike. I get off to see my derailer (thing that the chain goes through to move through the small gears) was bent towards my spoke, also haven chewed through a cord. So...we flipped the bike upside down and stuck out our thumb.
The people that picked us up were former owners of High Gear Cyclery in New Jersey, Carol and Larry Dole. They commented on how the Canadian Rockies were a) much prettier than the american rockies (YUSS) and b)the most beautiful place they've ever been. Go Canada Go!
Tip of the day: Take your bike to the doctor.
Okay........your tips of the day crack me up. I am so envious of your journey and particularly your misshaps. Sometimes your tips of the day don't jive to your comments the next day but I'll let you figure that one out. Go girls go!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteMawr edventrs th'n yer uverge bars!
My title of family bike breakdown champion has been taken from me and only 1/4 into the ride!
Go Jane and Julia
not a good trip to leave stuff behind!! the scenery sounds amazing - are you taking lots of photos? hard to stop too often when you have so much ground to cover in a day.
ReplyDeletewill you be taking a bike mechanics course when you get home, ready for your next trip - HA! you need a support van with all the spare parts!
I am so proud of you both - you inspire me!!!
For our next trip we plan on bringing our own private mechanic, just in case.
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