Sea-to-Sea Leg 2!!!

Leg 2 of Sea-to-Sea has officially started!

Sea-to-Sea Week 2

Here are some updates from Joann on the last week!

Monday, July 3 (Vernon to Salmon Arm BC, 37.2 miles and 1972 climbing elevation)

So, today we started with a nice start but within miles hit the first of two uphill’s…not too steep but long, beautiful scenery, and not so good roadways.  The SAG stops are a nice break and an opportunity to get a snack, usually fruit for me and water bottle refill.  Later in the day, we ended the last stop at an actual Dairy-Farmer Cheese and Ice Cream Store who have two Cyclists riding in this year’s Sea to Sea Bike Tour.  Jennifer and Sara Wikkerink (Sarah is our Tour’s Nurse as well), Parents and four other siblings all work together to have this successful Business that is a lot like Oakdale Cheese plus they serve ice cream which all of us were treated too.  We ended the evening at Cornerstone CRC in Salmon Arm BC for a delicious meal and wonderful Fellowship!

Tuesday, July 4 (Salmon Arms to Revelstoke BC, 67.4 miles and 3717 climbing elevation)

We started this day pretty much like the others with uphills and downhills, nothing to steep but slow and climbing.  Our first SAG stopped was served by another local CRC Church, with Church members riding in this year’s Sea to Sea Bike Tour.  The ride included so many beautiful views, now as I look at the pictures I am including…it truly doesn’t do it justice, the area we are traveling has breath taking sites!  

Wednesday, July 5 (Revelstoke to Golden BC, 94.7 miles and 7474 climbing elevation)

What can I say, today was long and elevation was definitely a challenge.  It seemed to just keep going and my legs were asking me, “are we there yet and I just want to be done”.  We experience a few accidents on the roadway but as close as they were, God heard all of our prayers and each cyclist ended the day without injury.  We experienced what is called “snow sheds”, it’s to protect the roadways from avalanches and more or less like a tunnel but getting caught in one with a truck or two and the sound is deafening).  The highest point of our ride today was Rogers Pass, thought it would be all “downhill from there but I was wrong but still had a nice stop and a little history.  The ride may have been long and treacherous but the view was amazing and just beautiful to see it so “up close” !

Thursday, July 6 (Golden BC to Lake Louise, Alberta, 52.8 miles and 5144 climbing elevation)

Today started out with more confidence that I soon had, I think sometimes it’s better to not pay attention to the exact details for the day ride in our Peloton Meetings the night before…I think if I would have known how the days ride was, I may have volunteered to do anything but ride!  It was a shorter distance but the climbing was more drastic than yesterday, we may have climbed more in elevation yesterday but we had an extra 40 miles to do it…don’t get me wrong, I am thankful for the shorter distance but the climbing today was pretty tough.  At the top of Kicking Horse, our SAG found the perfect location for a break, refreshment and pictures.  Once again, the views and sights we saw we’re amazing and breathtaking…hope you can even get a slight idea with the pictures I am sharing!  We stayed at Lake Louise Campground. 

Friday, July 7 (Lake Louise to Canmore, Alberta, 51.8 miles and 1745 climbing elevation)

Today was a great day, the best part was the Route we took from Lake Louise to Banff we hardly seen any cars and the ones we did encounter were small and considerate.  Saw some wildlife again today along with some incredible views. From Banff all the way into Canmore was a bike trail and a great one at that! 

Sea-to-Sea Week #1

Joann kicked off her bike ride! Here are a few pictures from week 1 :) There were some tough and long rides to kick off Sea-to-Sea, but it all went very well for Joann and the team!
Keep praying for safety for all of those participating, and for a kingdom impact.

Here are some of the details of those first few days:

Monday, June 26 (Vancouver to Abbotsford BC, 47.8 miles and 1539 climbing elevation)

Tuesday, June 27 (Abbotsford to Hope BC, 58.1 miles and 2119 climbing elevation) 

Wednesday, June 28 (Hope to Manning Park BC, 44.5 miles and 6217 climbing elevation)

Thursday, June29 (Manning Park to Princeton BC, 44.6 miles and 2260 climbing elevation)

Friday, June 30 (Princeton to Summerland BC, 81 miles and 4072 climbing elevation)

Saturday, July 1 (Summerland to Vernon BC, 67.5 miles and 4259 climbing elevation)  

For additional details on the miles and climbing elevation, you can also see the Sea-to-Sea website.

Sea to Sea Update

Sea to Sea is off to a great start! 

They are currently on Leg One with a goal of making it to Calgary by July 8th. The youngest rider on Sea to Sea this year is 12, and the oldest is 81...WOW!!! :)

Joann Van Vliet texted that she has not had good internet service, so she has not been able to update us much to this point, but that so far all is going well. Wednesday and today were tougher rides, and tomorrow is a long day totaling 91 miles! Joann has been blessed with good health and safety so far, so be praying that it continues!

Here are the mail drops, again. If you would like to send Joann mail or a care package, you can send it to one of these locations. Please note the deadline!

Winnipeg:

Joann Van Vliet

c/o Transcona CRC

Box 62058

Transcona RPO

Winnipeg, MB  R2C 5G2

*Deadline - must arrive by Wednesday July 19, 2017

Ottawa:

Joann Van Vliet

c/o Calvin CRC

1475 Merivale Road

Ottawa, ON  K2E 5N9

*Deadline - must arrive by Wednesday August 9, 2017

Sea to Sea Tour
Joann Van Vliet

Our very own Joann Van Vliet will be participating in World Renew's Sea to Sea Tour again this year like she did 2 years ago. We will post updates and links here so that you can follow her progress! 

From the website:

What is Sea to Sea? Sea to Sea is a bicycling mission fighting poverty through fundraising and awareness. Poverty is a real, immediate problem. 800 million people live in extreme poverty in the world today and nearly half of the world is living on less than $2.50 per day. Sea to Sea is a response to global poverty—we can and should be working toward solutions. So we cycle

Leg details: Click Here

Progress:

June 22: Joann left for Canada to prepare for the ride, which starts this coming Monday, June 26th.

June 23: Joann is in Canada!

Mail Drop:

Winnipeg:

Joann Van Vliet

c/o Transcona CRC

Box 62058

Transcona RPO

Winnipeg, MB  R2C 5G2

*Deadline - must arrive by Wednesday July 19, 2017

Ottawa:

Joann Van Vliet

c/o Calvin CRC

1475 Merivale Road

Ottawa, ON  K2E 5N9

*Deadline - must arrive by Wednesday August 9, 2017

Would you like to follow along with the Sea to Sea devotional? Click Here