Friday July 3

Slept like a log. It's pretty hot out, getting to about 30C each afternon but Cranbrook cools down at night. Up and on my way , short day - about 110 k to Fernie. It seems like it is all down hill to Fernie but some poor pavement and winds made it like any other day. I met up with the SF couple as they were leaving a gas stn/ liquor sote/ motel/ tire shop/ general store. Looks like we are going to keep leap frogging each other. Also met up with the 66 yo Montrealer. I'm still not sure what his bike problem was - in Nelson he said it was glue he needed and today it was something about his 48 tooth chain ring that he just had replaced in Fernie(?) Glad to see his is still going on, and on to Sparwood he said. This town and this hostel are pretty cool. You can see the ski hill at the west end of town and some cool back country mtns to the north. Will try to catch up on my blog today. Again very few people here. I have a room to myself with a bathroom. The "basement" is huge - kitchen, dining, foozeball, piano, pool table, couches, games room and another room with a stage with a giant TV on it. Sign says you can rage on until 1:00 am. (The hostel is called the Raging Elk)

OD 1010.5 4:26:05, 98.79 km, 22.2 km/hr ave, max 52.6