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Ride 46 - Press in Tow



Ride 46 - 1 December 2019
Distance 33.9km (Distance to date 1,485.4 km)
Time 2hrs 43mins (Time to date 114hrs 7mins)

I was joined on this ride by a journalist from the Times Colonist!!



Got to start somewhere

Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of me and Roxanne exploring the east side of James Bay together, but I do have proof for the doubters...........

https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/meet-the-cyclist-who-rode-every-victoria-street-often-twice-1.24039234


The stuff of nightmares
Sadly the exploring was surprisingly bland, so not much to report.  I was expecting this area to be a little treasure trove.  Maybe I was just chatting too much


Not as comfortable as it looks



Points of Interest.....


No points of interest


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