We woke up at 9:30am and it was raining and cold. We made breakfast and got packed slowly because we were cold and we were trying to keep our gear as dry as possible.
After we rode about 30 kilometers the rain let up to just a sprinkle but it didn’t stop all day. Everything got damp in the rain: tent, sleeping bag, pad, socks, shoes, clothes, gloves, etc. There isn’t much you can do about it except keep going and find some drier weather.
I noticed that the bottom cover plate on my shifter was missing a screw so I wrapped it together with one of my reflective velcro bands.
We passed through some lowlands in the morning and entered the Cassiar Mountains in the afternoon. We found a 2 km straight up hill that looked intimidating but I decided to take it head on and climbed it pretty fast.
I kept riding fast and I caught Kosuke just before reaching the Continental Divide. Kosuke and I rode to a gas station and went inside. We met a guy named Frantz from Quebec City, Canada. He had been cycling for 9 months. He rode from the Southern tip of South America to the Northern tip of Alaska and he was crossing Canada to return home.
Paul met us at the gas station and we introduced him to Frantz before we headed out again. Back in the rain I went down a big hill and I could barely keep my eyes open because of the rain. In the evening, the rain stopped and we saw a nice sunset as we enjoyed a tailwind.
We used the bear-proof metal garbage containers to store our food. We put our bags of food into the back of the container where there is no garbage but it is safe from bears.
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| I fixed my shifter with a reflective band. |
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| Getting ready for a climb. |
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| Crossing the Continental Divide. |
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| Riding out of the rain. |
