The kids were excited about the chance to do some riding and to add their kilometers to the logbook. The rain had begun by the time the kids were mounted up so we had to fashion some quick garbage bag ‘raincoats’. 
The wetlands and farms around the dike would have been tranquil if not for the repeated random BOOMs from ‘cannon’ intended to scare off birds from crops. Sigh. After crossing the Pitt River Bridge’s separated ped/bike path the damp kids piled into the van and the adults pedalled on toward Port Moody. At the library there we all sheepishly kept using the hand dryers to warm up and dry off our clothes because we were so cold. Still we pressed on. Beatrice who has met up with us for the last three days was a star giving guidance and remaining enthusiastic despite being quite chilled.After hitting the road again an hour later, a flat tire split our team of 13 riders into two groups. The lucky ones got led on a lovely bike trail along the shore east of the Second Narrows Bridge. The unlucky ones took a somewhat shorter route due to the delay of a second flat (same wheel) and third flat (different bike) then a slow leak and two dislodged wheels that required unloading and reloading all four panniers. Urgh. At least the rain had let off. Who would have thought it would take us from 10:30am to 6pm to ride a mere 57K? Rain sucks. Yet we bike on for the planet. And really, it wasn’t so bad. It just makes for good dramatic whining. :P
Our evening meeting dealt with some hard issues that had no easy solutions but it was great to see the passion people had and that we were all still moving toward the same target instead of avoiding the issues. Wouldn’t it be nice if more politicians and industries would take initiative on global warming instead of playing a pointless waiting game trying figure out what is the least effort they can get away with?
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