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205/354 (July 24, 2010) – Well, actually it’s a coffee shop, but since I already drank an iced Americano before leaving home, and had a few moments of frustration on the bike…and hadn’t eaten anything…I decided more caffeine wasn’t a great idea.

So water it was.

We tried to take the low road out of North Vancouver but managed to get ourselves caught in the traffic and road closures for the Caribbean Days parade, so a detour (with me making a few minor errors) and we took the highway out to East Vancouver where Kirk had his bike looked at for a minor oil leak. Wandered over to JJ Bean for breakfast and then on the road out the Barnet Highway and up into Anmore Village where a deer at the side of the road was a concern for both of us until we passed without it darting into our path.

Then a nice walk out the the lake, with it’s missing beach. Buntzen Lake is a BC Hydro reservoir. that provided Vancouver with its first hydro-electric power back in 1903. But this summer, the boat launch is closed and the beaches are missing because BC Hydro is replacing the turbine in the Buntzen powerhouse, leading to high water levels in the reservoir.

After that we hopped back on the bikes and headed back onto the North Shore and home. Sore butts all around. Not too many incidents, but I am starting to compile a short list of what I’ve learned in the short time I’ve been riding a motorcycle in Vancouver.

Stay tuned…