Devoted to helping little hearts

After a fantastic night in Nelson we are anxious to get started. First stop, the Baptist Church enjoying a delicious and relaxing breakfast prepared lovingly by the Rotary Club. There certainly never seems to be a shortage of good food.

Having already cycled to the Balfour ferry yesterday, we were able to enjoy the scenery from inside our support crew vehicles as they drove us there. The weather is spectacular and so was the ferry ride. The weather is spectacular and so was the ferry ride. Brillant shunshine, a view of the mountains and crystal clear water. Once at the Crawford Bay we headed up to their new Elementary School. A warm welcome awaited us as the students were quite happy to have us as a distraction from class. Several handshakes high 5's and tatoos later we rode right through the middle of the school. We may even have some new recruits.

Just another 2km ut the road now just a total for the day of 7.5 we arrived at Kokanee Springs Golf Course. Hope Forturn and her crew from the Lions Club graciously hosted our lunch. I sjure hope those famous Kootenay brownies are on the menu for next year! Yum!

So now we've been on the go for 4 1/2 hours and we are finally starting our ride to Creston. Only another 82km to go. The ride sure didn't disappoint. What a beautiful area. We are starting to feel some aches and pains and maybe just a little tired, but we're in great spirits and working well as a team. We're half way there already.

A simply gorgeous day.