Ride 10 - Love / Hate in equal measures

Ride 10 - 11 May 2019
Distance 20.8 miles (Distance to date 177.2 miles)
Time 2:41 (Time to date 21:31)

I've previously stated the things I love:
1. Golf Courses
2. Parks
3. Universities

Well, for balance, the things I hate are:
1. No Exit Roads
2. Hills
3. 1. and 2. combined!

Well this ride had all of them! I guess overall that makes it average.

Hate

This ride ticket a pretty major box, conquering Mt Tolmie on a u-bicycle. Mt Tolmie wasn't quite as bad as I was expecting, but Glastonbury Rd was savage! I was on my limit going up Glastonbury Rd and got to a point where I couldn't do full revolutions of the pedals. Even my arms were shaking at the top.

If a picture could convey pain!

Points of Interest.....

Mt Tolmie (48.456908, -123.325741)

Mount Tolmie is named after Dr. William Frazer Tolmie, a biologist and prominent member of the community in the 1960’s.

The park has offers some great views of Victoria and across the water, you can see the Olympic Mountain Range and Mount Baker. The summit has an elevation of 120m

Rich 1 - 0 Mt Tolmie

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