Clean Bin Tour Day 5

Let me tell you, I've driven that hill out of Hope on Hwy 3 many a time, but I never fully realized what a frickin' HUGE hill it is!  Grant and I spent a quality 6 and a half hours on it yesterday, and it was nothing short of painful.

The highlight of the day was meeting a couple of lovely lady cyclists from Hope who were out for a day trip and were able to tell us which campsite was best and where to expect the worst hills (and nicest flat sections) on the road ahead. One of them even recognized us from the news!

We managed to get a good 10 hours of sleep in the tent last night, making today's ride to Princeton much faster and easier than yesterday's journey.  We've still got a couple days before we hit Osoyoos (tell your friends to come out on the 9th!), but here's a great photo that Grant's uncle took of the Q&A during Mission screening.

Clean Bin Tour Day 3

Our cross Canada tour kicked off on Thursday a little earlier than planned. At 6:45 am we had an interview on CBC's early edition at their downtown studios! We managed to leave our house at 7:30, stopping by one of the 'bike to work week' commuter stations as we headed to Langley.  Let me tell you - the bike paths from Vancouver to Langley are amazing! We were on segregated bike paths or at least painted bike lanes the entire way!  Pretty easy going, but perfect for 2 folks who have spent the last 3 months in the editing room.

We had a great lunch and learn with the Township of Langley (thanks guys), and spent a very cushy first night with Grant's aunt and uncle.  On Fri, we cycled to Mission - the Golden Ears Bridge is great for bikes - where Kevin of Cinema Politica had organized a show for us at the Open Nite Theatre. Awesome venue; awesome group of people! We had standing room only in the little theatre, and there was some great discussion afterwards.  It was especially cool to see a bunch of kids/youth at the show. Check out our facebook page to see what Grant and I had to say after the show.  

Today we made it to Hope via Lougheed Hwy - a gorgeous ride along the water - but we're definitely feeling it a bit. It looks like we'll be out of internet range for a couple days while we go through Manning Park, but we're looking forward to our next show in Osoyoos. If you know anyone in the Okanagan, please let them know about it.  We're relying on word of mouth on this tour!

clean binners hit the road

Tomorrow is our first day of our cross-Canada tour!  We still feel pretty unprepared, but we could plan for months before we felt "ready", and by then it would be winter. 

We've been getting lots of great follow up emails from people who came to the Vancouver premiere.  It looks like we'll do a Sunshine Coast/Vancouver Island tour sometime when we get back.  If you missed it, here is a little sample of the craziness at the Vancouver showing.  Thanks to  Kevan McGovern for capturing the night!

 We've spent so much time on logistics, that we kind of forgot that we are about to cycle 100 kms a day for the next 3 and a half months!  We'll just take each day as it comes.  I'm really looking forward to getting on the bicycle and being away from a computer for a few hours, but don't be afraid to contact us.  Through the wonders of technology, we'll still be answering the phones and updating the website.  BC, here we come!