Cycling from Vanderhoof to Prince George in Canada
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Today's destination on the Canadian leg of the bicycle tour was Prince George. But first, there were a series of hills to conquer after leaving Vanderhoof.
Leaving Riverside RV park in Vanderhoof
(Blog post written: Sep 4 2009)
I managed to sneak out of the Riverside RV campground without paying... tut tut, naughty boy!! Breakfast at the supermarket, and then I was off.
The roads started off fine, but then a series of hills just wouldn't stop until I reached Prince George. I had the address of a Warmshowers host, and so made my way across town towards it.
Warmshowers in Prince George
By Eurydemus - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66823119
When I got there, there was a note on the door saying that they were walking to a friends for dinner, and that I was invited as well. They'd left a phone on a table outside for me to use, and when I called them, they explained how to get into the house, and where my room and shower was.
I had a quick shave and shower, and they drove back in a friends car to pick me up. The evening meal was with their friends Jean and John, and was really great, and it made a change to act civilized for a change - well, I did my best.
Richard and Maggee are tremendous people, and I feel really fortunate to be able to meet people like them.
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Dave is a UK travel writer living in Athens since 2015. With 20 years of firsthand travel experience and over 80,000 km of bicycle touring across six continents, he's been blogging at Dave's Travel Pages since 2005. Every guide is based on places he's actually been.
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