Well, the ebike odyssey continued. On my inaugural ride last Monday the bike made a scraping sound and erratic clicks even when it was not in assist mode. Then on Tuesday when I went for a ride with Miriam the electric assist screen showed a series of letters and numbers that the manual said meant trouble, so we canceled the ride. Miriam volunteered to go with me to Kamloops the next day. We arrived at Cycle Logic at 9:00am, David was ready to go and we went walking around Kamloops. Among other things, we found a thrift shop with bargains for both of us. When we returned to the shop, I took the bike for a test run. Perfect.

I now have a name for my bike. When I was in the Rec. Centre sauna last week a man who's there regularly and whose banter I usually ignore because I dislike his attitude made me laugh. He got an ebike recently and said that when he took it out to ride for the first time his neighbour came out and yelled, "So now you're driving a Hardly Davidson." My bike is now called Hardly.

Jay is on call on this his last week of work for Okanagan Restoration. He left early but sent me a message soon after to tell me the good news that four of the twelve Thai boys trapped in the cave have been rescued. What a moving story that is. It's an inspiring example of youth, the will to live and the readiness of skilled people to do whatever they can to help, no matter the danger to themselves. We are so flooded with self interest these days that this is a deep breath of fresh air. May they all get out alive.

My new bike kit includes a gift Caroline gave me when she returned from Thailand last year.









Caroline's Thai purse carries the valuables








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