Summer 1997 - Yukon to California
Journals - 24 July 1997
Day 14
24 July 1997 (sunny; some clouds; mileage = 46.8; Sechelt, B.C.) -- A -
Very nice sleeping at the fish society. We got up early and left. We made
it the 15 km to the ferry at 7:45 -- it had left at 7:30, so we had a fine
breakfast of oatmeal, cinnamon-raisin bread with peanut butter and/or jelly
and coffee while we waited for the next one at 9:30. It was a pretty short
ride. We saw some water, some islands, some blue sky, some clouds ... you
know, ferry stuff. When we got off, we saw hills, cars, trees, more hills
... bike stuff. These little towns or cities along this coast are very
California-ish. I guess it's a West Coast thing. We're at a campground now
with a swimming pool and locked bathrooms we have to carry keys for.
There's a couple here riding bikes and carrying their 18-month-old daughter
in a trailer. They're from Bella Coola and are doing a one-month tour down
the coast and back. They have family to visit in a couple of places along
the way. I'm so glad to see them. I would like to do a bike tour someday
with a child (provided I ever have one). I think that would be so cool. On
one of our ferry rides, there was a woman backpacking with her baby. I
thought that was really neat, too. What better time to spend all your time
with them than when they're little and so amazing?