DATE CHANGE Sunday July 7 – Point Roberts – Easy Medium Ride
Update July 3- Please note the date change. Plus, this ride is only open to members in good standing. If your membership is not up to date, bring a waiver and $30 to the start.
Keep your firearms at home for this ride to visit our southerly neighbours. We’ll only set wheels down on American soil, passing through mostly flat farmland, with hills in Tsawwassen and Point Roberts. Bring a lunch for the lunch stop at Lighthouse Park. A coffee break will be made in Tsawwassen, probably here. Keep an eye on the website, as this ride is weather-dependent. If it’s raining, a cancellation will be posted by 7AM.
The summer schedule for the Massey Tunnel Shuttle is now in effect. Click here for the schedule. Options to get to the start point include driving, transit, bike across the Alex Fraser bridge, or carpooling.
Parking: There is free parking at the Delta Chamber of Commerce (6201 60 Ave) or in the industrial park next to the Shell station, which is where I’ve parked without incident. The address is 6165 Highway 17A, Unit 310, Delta, V4K 5B8.
Meet: 915AM in the industrial park located at 6165 BC-17A Delta, BC V4K 5B8
Route: click here, about 60km round trip. Pace will be about 20-25km/hr on the flats. If the group wants a longer ride, add 10km for the out-and-back to Westham Island. Or, start from 22nd Ave Skytrain and add 20km in each direction.
Bring: your Nexus card or passport , CAD if you plan to buy your lunch.
RSVP: Teresa
Five of us enjoyed some pretty Goldilocks conditions, pushed along as we were by a tailwind from the southernmost tip of Point Roberts to Reifel island. No, you can’t use Reifel’s facilities anymore without reserving a spot, as you’ll be stopped at the gate by someone with a clipboard. Yes, we stopped at many bathrooms, making this a tour de loos. Did I mention the spectacular ocean and river views?
Don’t take my word for it: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dAMf8Axr1avqq7qU8
Thanks to the 5 other cyclists who joined me on this ride to Point Roberts. There was a flat tire right at the start, but the rest of the ride proceeded smoothly from there. Definitely a two water bottle day, while the breezes from the water kept the temperature manageable. It would have been even better in the nude, but everyone knows I don’t strip for free. No coins, people, just bills.
On that gross note, here are some photos to soothe your appalled mind’s eye: https://photos.app.goo.gl/FYs22zSHV9p34DjF6