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I was slow packing up this morning because up until yesterday I had been expecting today to be a day off and now would have to keep going. I saw another cyclist with a fully loaded bike go by the window and that made me speed up to see if I could get on the road and catch up with him. After getting groceries and leaving town I managed to catch up with him and we talked for a while because he also had been biking from Vancouver.

We both got on our way again and I took off at a faster pace towards the ferry through an inland route hoping to save some distance. It turned out to be quite hilly and I ended up missing a ferry by about 25 minutes. While waiting I met the other cyclist again and we talked while I ate lunch. It was a 75 minute crossing on a medium sized ferry but it was a nice day out and they had a musician on the upper deck where I sat. After getting off the ferry I only rode about 15 minutes to a campground to take the rest of the afternoon off as a replacement for not having a day off yet.

It was a provincial campground but actually had a reasonable enough price for once. Before dinner I wandered down to the beach where I felt compelled to go for a swim. Since I hadn’t put on my swimsuit or brought my towel I just went in my cycling underwear and airdried sitting on a rock while reading.

Distance 62.96km
Time 2:37:31
Average Speed 23.98km/h
Max Speed 61.38km/h
Odometer 7370km