Victoria

After a weekend of being shown around the best parts of the Vancouver area, I find myself in Victoria. Attended a kegger for cancer research on Saturday evening with Carolyn Deady, and personally discovered the next best thing on the west coast music scene. Move over Aidan Knight! Also heard an albums worth of Tragically Hip covers- those guys just seem to follow me everywhere I go! Spent Sunday climbing the Chief, and despite the kegger still fresh in recent memory, managed an excellent hike. Beautiful weather, and the local chipmunk population was friendly, as discovered by our Australian friend Carmen. Today, caught a ride out to the ferry with Carolyn. Coincidentally ran into Rejean Phillips of Physi-Kult fame, for the second time in three days, on the ferry. Rejean ran the Sun Run yesterday, in an impressive 30:41, putting him 8th overall.
Upon arrival, readied my bike for the road with a liberal application of both twine and positive thinking. Rode the 30k into town to the house of Denise and Greg, a pair of family friends who have taken me into their home for the night. Tomorrow I head for the border, taking a ferry to Port Angeles. I'll be entering the unknown once I cross into the States- with no friends along the coast I'll be relying solely on the generosity of strangers should I run into trouble. Can't wait!
-Nick