Monday, June 22, 2009
Day 0- Newark, NJ to Vancouver BC (via Phoenix) - 4,000 miles
"Are you anticipating a bumpy ride?" We're not sure if this comment from the air hostess was a metaphor for anything, but we appreciated her quick wit as we boarded the plane wearing our bike helmets! We arrived safely in Vancouver and were at the Atomic Bike Shop by 3pm to pick up our bikes. Steven, the owner, opened the shop on his day off to get us going. What a guy, eh? Some of the highlights of our day in Vancouver were Steven showing up and having our bikes ready; getting spare inner tubes, a patch kit, and chain lube (these will go well with the inner tubes, patch kit, and chain lube that we have in CT); eating a delicious Malaysian meal, watching "Bard on the Beach" (a surprisingly professional rendition of Shakespeare's "A Comedy of Errors"); and reading your comments! Biking starts tomorrow; 4,000 miles in one day is going to be tough to beat.
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Couple blog formatting questions: does 897 represent the total miles you plan to ride? seems like it should be a little more than that. Also, what is all the small, completely unreadable text above the title? Lastly, are you sponsored by Converse?
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Did you talk to mom??
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Phoenix is not really the most direct route to Vancouver when leaving from NJ? Hopefully whoever made that navigation decision will not be holding the map while biking.
ReplyDeleteHow are your rear ends today???
ReplyDeleteWell, its down hill all the way from now on. What? You've already gone into low gear how many times?
I hope the ride does not turn out to be a comedy of errors...and All's Well that Ends Well. ( I promise, no more awful Shakespeare references!)
You guys! Good luck and happy trails :) I wish I'd seen the bike helmet boarding!
ReplyDeletebest of luck guys, enjoy and Ill maill soon, Ill be keeping an eye on your progress
ReplyDeleteThat post is from Austin
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