Yesterday morning came a little to early for my liking since we had been out at a show at the loft the night before and stayed out way past our regular bedtime of nightfall. Luckily the wafting scent of pancakes drew me out of bed in time to get going for the farmer's market. We zoomed down the hills of Kamloops one last time and headed for the local farmer's market for our send-off. The CFJC news team came down to do a quick interview which was great, our camera girl was really into the campaign and wanted to follow our progress and do a story on us until she found out we weren't local Kamloops girls, I think that probably burst both of our bubbles when we realized it wouldn't work out. We did a little outreach at the farmer's market, it's so much easier when we 
are wearing out superhero costumes because everyone is curious and wants to talk to us! We also took advantage of all the great local, organic produce and stocked up on food for lunch! We set off just before 10am with 4 new riders and for the first time on the journey the guys out numbered the girls! We had another quick radio interview on the street on the way out of town and then we were on our way.
We travelled along a great back road that followed the river's path and had next to no traffic so were able to ride along socially 2 or 3 wide. Had a couple stops for swimming in t
he river and before we crossed the river to the highway we stopped for lunch beside the river. We had the most killer spread of fresh fruit, veggies and bread including the MOST DELICIOUS strawberries I have ever tasted! Given to us for free courtesy of Golden Ears Farm - thank you, thank you, thank you!
The second half of the ride was a little less pleasant since I had gorged myself at lunch and my shorts were unpleasantly tight and also we were facing a headwind and riding on the highway. Luckily we had covered most of the distance before lunch so the ride wasn't too long and there was a nice cool river waiting to be jumped in (or slowly waded into in my case cuz i'm a chicken) at the end of the day! We spent the night camping at the Golden Ears Farm which is an organic co-op run by a very diverse and funky group of people. We were given a tour of the farm including the opportunity to pick (and eat) raspberries off of the cane and to have some more of the uber delicious strawberries. That night we at
e dinner with the group, a delicious curry made with squash from the garden, and fresh custard rhubarb pie for desert! We finished the night off with a sing-a-long campfire and then crawled into our beds for a good sound sleep! Quite possibly the best day of the trip so far! Can you tell I really like food and that plays a huge factor in good vs bad days?
Cheers! Martina
are wearing out superhero costumes because everyone is curious and wants to talk to us! We also took advantage of all the great local, organic produce and stocked up on food for lunch! We set off just before 10am with 4 new riders and for the first time on the journey the guys out numbered the girls! We had another quick radio interview on the street on the way out of town and then we were on our way.We travelled along a great back road that followed the river's path and had next to no traffic so were able to ride along socially 2 or 3 wide. Had a couple stops for swimming in t
he river and before we crossed the river to the highway we stopped for lunch beside the river. We had the most killer spread of fresh fruit, veggies and bread including the MOST DELICIOUS strawberries I have ever tasted! Given to us for free courtesy of Golden Ears Farm - thank you, thank you, thank you!The second half of the ride was a little less pleasant since I had gorged myself at lunch and my shorts were unpleasantly tight and also we were facing a headwind and riding on the highway. Luckily we had covered most of the distance before lunch so the ride wasn't too long and there was a nice cool river waiting to be jumped in (or slowly waded into in my case cuz i'm a chicken) at the end of the day! We spent the night camping at the Golden Ears Farm which is an organic co-op run by a very diverse and funky group of people. We were given a tour of the farm including the opportunity to pick (and eat) raspberries off of the cane and to have some more of the uber delicious strawberries. That night we at
e dinner with the group, a delicious curry made with squash from the garden, and fresh custard rhubarb pie for desert! We finished the night off with a sing-a-long campfire and then crawled into our beds for a good sound sleep! Quite possibly the best day of the trip so far! Can you tell I really like food and that plays a huge factor in good vs bad days?Cheers! Martina
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