Canada - Day 36 - Port Alberni to Cowichan Lake

 59.4 miles, 3441‘ climbing, ducks

The day was forecast to be cooler, so we took our time getting started. The only breakfast option was McDonald’s, so there we went. Our ride back to the route was up a steep hill. Soon we turned onto trails through the woods, up and down for a couple miles. The following 30 miles or so were on a paved road with a layer of gravel on it, into a headwind. For some reason there was a good amount of traffic. The next 10 miles had one paved lane, soft shoulders, and high speed drivers into a head wind. Our final 10 miles had a tailwind, but still people driving fast and close. Where were all these drivers coming from and headed to? Hard to figure out. It wasn’t great riding today, but in the end we found a lovely campsite. We picked a lot of thimbleberries which we ate before dinner. It should be 2 medium-short days to Victoria.