VANCOUVER ISLAND: day 26

Quick brekkie of cereal, dusted off the cobwebs from the bikes, then packed up from our vacay to head to Cumberland. Annoyingly it’s the first super, super hot day we’ve had. Not the ideal climate for a full day of biking. 

As soon as we pulled in I decided that I loooove Cumberland. The streets and buildings reminded me a bit of an old western film? But new not old. Not sure, describing architecture isn’t my forte, I just liked the vibe a lot.  

Scoped out some good looking runs on trail forks and headed off. The heat (and maybe lack of fitness) made the climb v hard. Ride down was fun, finally feel like I am getting the hang of mountain biking!!! Still scary, but not falling off on every corner makes things more 100x more enjoyable.

Got the best dairy free coconut ice cream I've ever EVER had from Love’s Ice Cream. It was like a Mr Whippy with frozen raspberries swirled into it!?**

Went to Comox Lake for a dip and it was absolutely heaving, easy to forget that we’re still in a global pandemic sometimes. Met an older, retired couple who had an insane sprinter van conversion and were on a road trip biking tour with their son. They were cool.

Decided to do some more biking tomorrow so just set up camp for the night in a pullout near the lake. Very tired, but the good kind of body tired where you feel like you’ve achieved something.

**posting this nearly 6 months after I had it and I still think about it on a regular basis. That good.