Monday, June 25 and leaving Prince George with fresh tires and renewed spirits. A big thanks to Reg at Thunderstruck for picking up our tires at the bus depot and installing them. Bikers helping bikers.

The delays in Quesnel and PG have been to our advantage seeing that we got to meet with some local off-road riders and took in a motocross race in PG Sunday. These guys have their act together. The track, about 20 minutes out of town, is class-A. The layout is spectator friendly and there’s no shortage of racers including women over 40.

Despite the delays, our plan is to sprint to the Alaska border with one minor problem – we have no trail maps. Time to improvise and see what happens, but one thing is for sure – it’s going to be chilly. No colder than Kelowna though, where it snowed in Joe Rich and on the Coquihalla Monday. Can you say Global Warming? Speaking of the environment, evidence of the destruction from the Mountain Pine Beetle is everywhere in PG. The sight of one beautiful home with dying pine trees surrounding the property said it all.

Terry and I are getting along like a couple of pitbulls who have come to respect each other. There’s the odd nip, but otherwise we’re getting along great. Terry’s attention to detail is admirable, but sometimes a real pain in the butt. He’s a perfectionist and some of that has rubbed off on me – in a good way.

Let’s see if I can put it into practice.

More updates on the way and watch for a Google Earth movie in the making that will take you for a virtual tour of our journey so far.

Kel

Interview with Reg of Thunderstruck Bike Shop in Prince George