Long time gone

This should have been posted a long time ago... but none the less here it is.

Cycle touring without a computer is not conducive to electronically updating the story. It's now Day 12 of the bike trip and after 11 days straight of riding at least 90km per day, I'm finally sitting on a bus and letting the scenery fly by via the power of fossil fuels. It's amazing how fast 100km/h feels after only riding a bike for almost 2 weeks.

We are currently about 270 miles from San Francisco, and are opting for some cheap public transit as a partial rest day. When we get off the bus we'll ride approximately 60km the valley of giants and once again enjoy the redwoods.

Time deadlines dictated that Andrew and I have split from Nicola and Rachel who are going to take the Greyhound to San Francisco tomorrow. We'll take the next 3 days to ride in across the Golden Gate Bridge, hopefully around sunset on Monday night, just to optimize the epic factor of the trip.

Throughout the trip we have all been blessed. God showed up in mysterious ways both big and small. From two couples on Harley's that offered us food and a place to stay, to the directioanl angels as we called them who offered us directions before we even asked and kept us on the right track, saving us many miles of back tracking. We've also been blessed with safety despite a game of pannier bumper cars with a car and a few RVs that got a little too close, but those deserve a blog all of their own.

Overall, less than 3 days from San Francisco, everyone still likes eachother, we have some great stories, and we have all experienced some amazing scenery. We've embraced that the trip is not about the accomplishment of riding 1700km from Vancouver to San Fran, but is about the sights, sounds, smells, and people along the way and that's all that really matters. In the end we will have a richer story to tell and a greater appreciation for the communities we come from when we return.

I will fill in details when I can get to a full sized keyboard. Until then,

Greetings from California!