Rainy Day Time Out

I hit up the Canadian hot spot for reading week, bringing my bicycle and making it a training camp. The trip started out really well with my new bicycle box concept clearing Air Canada as checked baggage! I cut a Cannondale box down to the exact maximum suitcase size outlined by AC and after a short debate with the check in clerk I got it in for $0, awesome, groceries are paid for! I will have pics when I get back to save all of you readers from getting scammed.
Staying with James S and a house full of cyclists out here including neo pro Phil Abbott. It's the ultimate cycling house, great fun.
The riding has been great. The weather has been clear all week, today is the first day of rain so our planned ride out to Salt Spring Island is cancelled in favour of Jordan River to avoid a cold. Done about 17hrs in 4 days so far with over 2500m of climbing so far. I also got some testing in with my coach Rick Theissen of the Pacific Sport Center Map is looking good and my hillclimb up Willis Point was right on par, good to know the training is on track.
I will try to get some pics for you all in a couple of days. I hear its snowing in Ctown, ouch.