We put the bikes on the car and drove to Tofino to begin the ride at the dock. Today’s ride was always intended as an easy ride to check out the bikes and riders.
The original intent was to ride to Kennedy Lake but we changed and rode to Ucluelet where we met our shuttle vehicle. We loaded the bike and after a lunch of fish and chips and a quick jaunt out to Amphitrite Lighthouse, we drove to Port Alberni.
The toughest hill of the
day was riding off the dock to town.
After this, it was 40 km of scenic meandering along the coast. Though the temperate rain forests block out
the views of the ocean which is usually less than a kilometer away, the cool
humid air was a pleasure to cycle in. We
stopped a couple times at Long Beach to take in the magnificent views of the
Pacific Ocean. The first 5 km and the
last 10 km of the ride were on bike paths that parallel the road which leant
itself to a more relaxed ride taking in the scenery. Just outside of Ucluelet, the Rhododendrons
were blooming in a couple places.
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