Monday, July 11, 2005

Day 14 – Rest Day in Golden, BC

We decided on a bacon and egg breakfast, and while we were preparing it, Cassie (Janca) rode up on her bike. It turned out she had stayed at a motel by herself. After trying to talk to the group, she realized her personality and theirs were not going to mesh, and she had better leave them. We suspected she wouldn’t be going the whole way with them, but thought she might wait until Calgary, where she has relatives. Anyway, we invited her to join us, on a trial basis to start, and she accepted with alacrity! It might be a bit tight sometimes, but on the other hand there will be another person to share the various loads. She’s 25, a graphic artist who doesn’t consider herself an athlete at all, although she does enjoy biking, and she really still wants to cross the country. So, I may have company all the way after all. We’ll see whether she can stand to be with a bunch of old women for that long (sorry Monique – you don’t really fit the “old” category), and whether my timetable might be too leisurely for her. She’s basically not being paid for as long as she’s away, so my timetable of September 15th as a finishing date may be too far away. Anyway, that’s in the future; we’ll take a day at a time.

Today was a good day, although it rained sporadically throughout. We caught up on the laundry etc., then went to Kicking Horse Resort, where there is a gondola ride up the mountain (much longer than at Banff). We bought the package that included a lovely lunch at the restaurant on top. We had planned to stop at a grizzly preserve on the way down, but it was raining, so we passed on that. We tried to find some internet cafes, but they seemed rather pricey, so again, you won’t be reading this until well after the fact. Sorry!