August 3, 2005
Day 78: Woss to Campbell River
I awoke to bright blue skies, but I had to fix a flat tire right off. The morning ride to Sayward was easy - some climbing, but there wasn't any wind. And no wind is better than a headwind. The day got hot quickly, but trees alongside the road provided plenty of shade. And who am I to complain? After weeks of rain it was perfect cycling weather.
I met Jean Pierre at the convenience store at Sayward Junction. We put all of our stuff out to dry - not from rain but from the heavy morning dew. We took a long, lazy lunch break. I refilled my front tire with air - obviously I still had a slow leak. Then we headed towards Campbell River. There was a pretty big climb to Big Tree Summit, then another drop and climb to Roberts Lake. And there were clearcuts everywhere - new ones - old ones. The older clearcuts had turned into fields of fireweed - a blaze of magenta with ancient stumps protruding here and there.
I had a nice stop at the old Roberts Lake Lodge - and a big ice cream cone, of course. One last climb brought me to the coldest, sweetest spring water of the trip right at the summit. Then it was a zoom down into Campbell River, dinner, and a campsite in the woods at Elk Falls Provincial Park.
Today's ride: 84 miles (135 km)
Total: 4,195 miles (6,751 km)
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