Today's training ride ended up being the best Jordan River ride in the history of my Victoria experiences. Skinner, Reid, Abbot and I enjoyed sunny skies and favorable winds along Vancouver Island's south coast to the surfer's paradise that is Jordan River. Even the section to Sooke was enjoyable with today's light traffic. It was nice to ride in a group again after hundreds of solo hours this year.
Despite the initial disappointment of not having surferballs waiting at the surf shack in JR, the date squares did suffice and the coffee was exceptional (best cup of Folgers in the country). Apparently management and operation of the famed JR surf shack has been passed along to the younger generation along with a lack of confidence in living up to the excellence of lard cookies past. With frequent encouragement from loyal patrons I am sure this will soon change and the destination of choice for long base miles will again offer the daddy of all cookies.
After a quick ham and swiss Reid was good to go again and the waterfront was added to the days loop making it a 6 hr training session.
The weather for the remainder of the week is variable with the best days coming early, meaning I should be heading up the Mallahat to explore a new climb soon. Today I actually started to feel alive again, which was a relief after the first few days of this trip.
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