Perfect Day for a Ride

I have been going crazy lately due to being (admittedly self imposed) stuck indoors on the trainer.  I tend to be a bit of a wimp when it comes to riding in the rain; I'll do it when I have to, but it's soooo much easier sometimes to simply jump on the trainer.  But after a couple of months of trainer riding, I was losing my mind (and some fitness), so I sent an email out to my usual ride suspects.  I asked for company riding outside... rain or shine... and Tim & Catherine stepped up and agreed.

Ready to ride! 

I love living in the Cowichan Valley -
you never know what you're going to
see on any given ride.

Mother Nature rewarded us with a spectacular day, and we indulged in the sunshine and warmth with a ride along the Trans Canada Trail to the newly-restored Kinsol Trestle.  Good friends, good weather, good riding - what else do you need for a perfect Saturday?  We could hear multitudes of red-winged black birds calling away; that's my signal that spring is just around the corner!

Our destination.

Afterwards, Tim joined Jason & I for dinner - the three of us have a traditional fare of halibut tacos (them) and black bean tacos (me), wine, and dessert (this time: raw vegan blueberry pie).  Ideal ending to a 3.5 hour training day for Tim & I, and 7 hours for Jason.  Guess which one of us is 13 weeks away from an Ironman?

All that was left of dinner - some mango salsa.

We finished off the evening by watching
skiing and mountain biking.