We have arrived in Princeton, after one long day of climbing on Wednesday from Hope to Manning park and a quicker ride today as we got to go down alot of hills!
The ride has been beautiful. Amazing warm weather and views and many rest stops along to way to encourage us and keep us fueled. Sentiments around camp avout the cycling consist of enjoying watching the birds, listening to the creeks running beside the road and admiring the flowers in the ditches. We are grateful for safety thus far and appreciate the many drivers who give us space on the roads.
We celebrated dad’s birthday yesterday with the whole group anf a big cake and he got lots of attention throughout the day as well! Photos to come 🙂 he said it’s probably the biggest party he has ever had with over 100 guests in attendance!
Kaitlin and I have enjoyed singing songs along the way and John Hartman got some good footage today of us going down the big hill into Princeton.
The afternoons have been fairly long in camp, leaving lots of time for adventure. On Monday evening, dad and I were able to visit with some friends who were in the area. Dave and Wendy Mayer from smithers and Elyce and Andrew Horner, long time family friends.
Every night after dinner we have a small group meeting. They mixed the groups with riders who are going various distances, and wide age range as well! We use the devotional booklet as a basis for discussion and already, I feel connected with our group. We end by sharing prayer requests and other highlights from the day.
When we were in Hope, dad, mystlelf and a couple new friends from Michigan biked the 15 minutes to dip into Kawkawa lake. After dinner, we wandered to DQ for a treat!
In Manning park we enjoyed a fire, some anomia and dutch blitz games as well as a rewarding dip into the fresh cold Lake after a hot day of cycling!
Today was similar. Arriving in Princeton around noon, we started with ice cream and then looked for water. Based on local recommendations we went to the river on the Kettle Valley Trail where we found a tunnel and an old tresle bridge. The river was cold but very refreshing and a couple of us even jumped off the bridge.
In camp, there was an outdoor pool and we enjoyed some great fellowship over dinner provided by a local church.
Tomorrow we anticipate a 130 km ride with a big climb near the end but we know that God will continue to be with us and provide us with strength and good company! (As well as a delicious meal at the end!) 
Sea to Sea 2017 