Thursday. Big Loop. The hard(er) way - Malahat first.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 5:08 pm
Looking for an excuse to take a day off work Thursday? I figure the odds of having someone join me for this bit of [insert your thought here] are about the same as my winning the Powerball jackpot - and I don't have a ticket...
260+ km, starting up the Malahat. No ferries. Ferocious climb out of Port Renfrew, which shouldn't be too big a barrier after the long descent from Lake Cowichan and a bit of refreshment at the Coastal Cafe. Hopefully an afternoon convective tailwind along the water to assist with the last big leg to Sooke.
I reserve the right to come to my senses, but my leave request is in at work. This will be a stupidly epic or epicly stupid ride; I just want to do some empirical research to find out which. Wheels rolling at first light.
260+ km, starting up the Malahat. No ferries. Ferocious climb out of Port Renfrew, which shouldn't be too big a barrier after the long descent from Lake Cowichan and a bit of refreshment at the Coastal Cafe. Hopefully an afternoon convective tailwind along the water to assist with the last big leg to Sooke.
I reserve the right to come to my senses, but my leave request is in at work. This will be a stupidly epic or epicly stupid ride; I just want to do some empirical research to find out which. Wheels rolling at first light.