Would you believe this family was my only host on my first bike ride when I biked through Grande Prairie, AB, in 2011? (They have since moved to Vancouver Island). In Grand Prairie, they were hosts because my laptop had crashed and I needed to deal with this, and Bruce drove a truck for one of my uncles.
So based on that store,y you can imagine that being hosted by all these different people across Canada was not even on my radar when I started this ride, and has been beyond amazing!! Bruce and Rennee are my 52nd hosts on this bike ride.
It was awesome to reconnect after 9 years and to have them as my 52 hosts so far.
Upon arrival, I only initially stayed one night as I was anxious to spend some time on the bike after being in Vancouver for so long. So I very quickly got back on the road and headed to Tofino with the plan to return after my Tofino ride, as I knew I would have tons of editing and blog posting as a result of exploring the Pacific Rim National Park.
I arrived back in Qualicum Beach on October 4, and I ended up staying until October 11. I know, crazy, eh? I ended up taking at least 2,000 photos during my time in Tofino and back. All that had to be edited and sorted. I wrote 5 blog posts, 2 YouTube shows, plus many more tasks. I meant to leave on the 9th, but some emails came in, and then the weather turned a little crappy, and then on the 10th, I helped Bruce collect firewood. It was the least I could do.
Views from firewood collection are at the very bottom of the page.
In front of Bruce’s old truck
Bruce’s new truck arrived the day I arrived
Sproat Lake
