Langley to Agassiz

Our first successful day. Our first great day (and our last for a while). Both the weather and the scenery in the Fraser River Valley were ideal and right away I was struck by how different it is to cycle through an area than to drive through it. It seems like you see so much more or just...really take things in. There's birds calling back and forth and butterflies and eagles soaring and the smell of flowers blooming along fences and it's all happening at once. And then of course there's the cows. We never fail to arouse the curiosity of cows, which in turn never fails to crack us up.

The Dewdney area was the surprise highlight of the day for both us. It was sweet and pretty in a nostalgic pastoral kind of way, with the snow capped mountains in the distance and the pastures dotted by buttercups. I was also surprised to see vineyards in the area, as I didn't know grapes could grow in the Lower Mainland (wait, is Mission Hill wine from Mission?).

We ended our idyllic day of riding through rolling hills by setting up Big Agnes under a weeping willow in Agassiz and we both fell asleep relaxed and secure in the knowledge that things were going to be okay and the trip was going to be a success.

Stats: 84 km; 1 flat tire (mine of course); and we both achieved a new speed record of 56kph
Total distance travelled: 144km