Severe storm is a no show
We woke up today ready to get on the road, but our hosts informed us that there were severe storm warnings in our area and the area where we were heading. So we made the choice to stay another day.
Tonight we had a feast, and how. Dylan, the guy from Victoria, is a cook and offered to prepare us all (the French couple had joined us today and we informed them of the storm, so they stayed too) a meal. He made a vegetable lasagna to die for and Marcy made such an amazing desert of BBQ'd peaches with cinnamon and brown sugar and ice cream on top. There were beers and sambuca shots, one very funny one I did after a dare from Frank (my mom will not be proud). When you light sambuca on fire, you can extinguish it by covering it with your hand, chest...bumcheek. Needless to say, I cannot turn down a dare.
Tonight was lots of fun and Frank is an amazing guy. I hope to keep in contact with him. Just a peak into why he's so amazing: he only has 3% of his vision due to a degenerative retinal disease called Retinitus Pigmentosa. Yet, he is one of THE MOST active guys I have ever met. Period. He bikes to work everyday (he can't legally drive), he runs all the time, kayaks, cross country skis. I could go on. He is a real inspiration in how he makes the most of every single day.
Tomorrow, come hell or high water, I'll be making it to Upsala.
A crazy idea became a spontaneous adventure when I decided to pedal a bicycle to Calgary, Alb. from Halifax, NS in the summer of 2011. Inside you will find stories, pictures, routes and the equipment I used for this journey.
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