Patagonia Pete

On the road again.

Made it about 110km/72miles from Watson Lake to Boya Lake campsite. A beautiful little place just off the highway. Peaceful apart from the dreaded RV generators (oh, there goes another one!). Come on people turn the tv off and have a look outside the window.

Canada Day was marked by the giving and receiving of a small canadian flag (made in China) by the camp supervisor to me. Sadly I wasn’t the only one who was singled out for such largesse. I suspect she was giving them to all the people who were camping here last night. For a moment I felt special.

I met two/three fellow cyclists today. One Canadian chap, Steve, who is cycling around Canada for charity and not just for the he’ll of it like me. And then a couple who are on holiday and generally cycling around the area. I incorrectly guessed they were from Holland, but they were kind enough to agree that Switzerland was only a couple of countries away and that close enough was good enough, especially when you’re in a country roughly the size of Europe.

A lot of things make me smile or laugh when I’m cycling along. Most of them too fleeting to mention, but since the Bear Honking incident I have had Katy Perry’s ‘I Kissed a Girl’ track going round my head. All together now, ‘I honked a bear and I liked it. Hope the Mounties don’t mind it’!

So in keeping with my comment to Paul (trying to write this blog with song lyrics), I’m off to climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow ever byway til I find my dream. A dream that can last…

I’m off now having written this one from the shores of Boya Lake with the sun sparkling off the water, the wind rustling the silver birch leaves and the birds chirrupping in the woods. And here’s a picture

Love

Pete