Day 11

Sunday, July 4th
Sicamous to Albert Canyon
115km

Pretty easy riding day today.  Flat terrain from Sicamous to Revelstoke, and only some moderate climbing from Revelstoke to Albert Canyon.

Rode with Paul again to Revelstoke.  Everyone stopped at a pub for lunch to watch the Euro soccer final between Portugal and Greece.  I left at halftime and rode the remaining 40km with Roslyn.  The slower pace made the climbing very manageble.

Today was the first rain that we've had all trip.  We've had fantastic weather in general.  No rain.  Low wind.  Not overly warm...except for the blazingly hot day of climbing into Spences Bridge on day 6. 

The rain today came down pretty hard as we arrived in Revelstoke.  It didn't last long though, and I had a nylon jacket to put on which I have been carrying in my trunk bag every day.

Today was also the first time that I've cooked for the group.  The 33 riders were divided into 8 groups of 4 riders (1 has 5...for those doing the math).  So I only have to cook on every 8th day.

We made burritos with fried chicken and salade.  It received rave reviews.  In each group is one “experenced cook” that leads the cooking.  This was not me.  I lead the chopping and pot cleaning.

We stayed at a hot springs campsite tonight.  The hot springs were a bit of a dissapointment.  They looked like regular municipal pools.  I think there were probably heat pumps hidden in the bushes.
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Daniel Longo
CIBC Corporate Development
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