Day 10

Saturday, July 3rd
Protchard to Sicamouse
122km

I rode with Paul and Rick again today.  It was another really fast ride.  29.4km/h average speed over some reasonably hilly terrain.  The slow uphills are only partially offset by the blazing fast downhills.  Top speeds of 65km/h are now an everyday occurance.  We are also getting a lot better at drafting in fast pace lines.  I can comfortably ride at 35km/h a few inches behind Paul's wheel.

We have also developed a bit of our own language.  “Chasing rabits” is used to describe our practise of overtaking slower groups of cyclists.  Since we leave camp late (7:30am maybe) and ride fast, we usually pass everyone.  We generally coast along around at about 30km/h, but we'll speed up to about 42km/h when we pass people...just to impress them.  It's the little things that make the trip fun.

The irony is that after a full day of. Rabbit hunting, we missed our turn and ended up being the third group into camp.

Today's campsite was right on a lake.  We went swinning, and rented a boat to ride around the lake.  The boat towed an inflatable tube for people to ride on.  It was a lot of fun, and a nice change from all of the cycling.  There was also a putt-putt course that we played on the campsite.
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Daniel Longo
CIBC Corporate Development
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