by Jonathan Klassen, Vernon Day 9 – Kamloops to Vernon. The riders and support crew slept at the Kamloops Prestige, had breakfast in the parking lot, pumped tires and hurtled down the highway in the cold. We crawled up the Hwy 97 hill to Vernon, and after about 80 kilometers we arrived at the Falkland RCMP detachment where Sedo’s Deli had a fantastic lunch waiting. …
by Spencer Frost, Oliver Today started out after a rest at the Prestige Harbourfront in Salmon Arm. Before we left, we were met by a family who has benefitted from our fundraising efforts. The mom’s strength and positive attitude were so inspiring, we left with high hopes for the day. A nice pedal into Chase, where our dear friend Cody was there to ride us…
by Robyn Diddams, Golden Day 7: what is usually a travel day for the team where we can rest our legs with a van ride from Cranbrook to Salmon Arm had some changes this year. This year we did two community landings. The first was in Golden where we rode from the giant paddle and about 30k later landed at the Golden RCMP detachment. We…
by Lisa Barnes, Cranbrook Today is day six and we riders have really truly blessed with the individuals who are on our support crew, the service clubs that nourish us, the hotels that sponsor us, the businesses and individuals that donated to our cause to keep us going, the kids and families that meet us along the way to share their stories and their thanks…
Day 5, Cops for Kids. After a cosy sleep at the Prestige Lakeside in Nelson, we started out with a beautiful ride on the Balfour ferry, landing at Crawford Bay. The new riders did an amazing job of raising funds from ferry travellers! From there, with cold tired muscles, we climbed the hill up to Crawford Bay school to meet with the elementary students and…