Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Sequel: The misadventures of Jane and Julia

Day 7: Total Mile Count: 429 miles. Revelstoke to Heather Mountain Lodge: 53 miles. Conditions: 7 degrees and wet.

Having recovered from their treachous journey the day prior, Jane and Julia were set to face another hard day of biking through the heavy rain and cold temperatures of eastern B.C. The rockies held a new kind of surprise for them, large hills and beautiful scenery as they passed through Rogers Pass through the Rockies. Jane and Julia were prepared, they stopped road side and covered their paniers in garbage bags and slipped on their rain booties. They were set for anything mother nature threw their way.

The bikes rattled as they sped their way on the winding highway. The rain pounded on their bags, the girls, shivering in the cab of the semi-truck that picked them up reminisced on the two flat tires they had just recieved. Jane and Julia were ready to handle a flat, however a misfortune of wrong equipment led to sticking out a thumb on the side of the road. Upon arriving at their destination, Heather Mountain Lodge, Julia quickly saved the day by repairing the two flats with ease. Jane and Julia look upon this day as a learning experience, and await their next flat tire to prove to themselves and others. The end.

**In this story, we actually did hitchhike. My father left us yesterday for Vancouver.

Heather Mountain Lodge was a really nice place. In the winter its known for being an all inclusive Heli-ski lodge. With an amazing chef and extremely welcoming staff we had a wonderful time.

Now all of you are probably thinking that we're cheating, and not fully completing our Journey, we are always looking for ways to make up for the missed past two days, which will be very easy to accomplish, touring around on our rest days.

Tip of the Day: While peeing in the woods, avoid animal shit.

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