British Columbia - Touring 7/3-7/4

Basically this was a light touring trip on my road bike. I outfitted my bike with a rear rack and panniers and about 15 pounds of gear and set out for British Columbian hostels and inns with a school friend; Dave. After flying to Seattle and spending a night with a friend in the area we boarded an Amtrak train the next day. July 4th. Its not bad actually. You catch the train at the Amtrak station in downtown Seattle near the ballpark and football field. For $29 plus $5 for the bike its a great way to go directly to Vancouver. You dont have to deal with customs until you get to the Vancouver train station.

You just sit back and enjoy the ride...that is .....until we hit a car trying to cut across the train gaurd postings. It was erie....one minite you are cruising along on the outskirts of Vancouver and the next thing you see a car split in two rolling end over end at 20 miles an hour emiting a white steam/smoke. We were delayed about an hour ....but fortunatly I hear the driver survived.

After arriving at the main Vancouver Train Station we got up on our bikes and made it to our lodging in no time at all.