Long distance bike rides make coffee + treats taste really really good. At about the 135km mark, I took a 20min break in Fort Langley and enjoyed a delicious butter tart at my favorite coffee shop. It was awesome – the coffee break, I mean. Yes, the ride was good too – not as good as the coffee though [chuckle]. Here’s the route. My favorite part of the ride was climbing up zero ave to enjoy the views across the valley and then seeing all my SAA friends and waving hellos. I also really enjoyed the “GO Joanne GO” cheers that I got coming out of Tswassen from my Delta Tri Club friends. At 5h30, I did look at my bike computer and think to myself, “What were you thinking?” but the coffee in Fort Langley was worth it.

ride stats
8h10:06, 205.8km
avg HR 133, Avg Sp 25.2km/hr (Max 57.1kkm/hr), Avg Cad 87
3899 kcal (no wonder I’m still hungry)

PS. I did pay for the coffee break a bit – dropping my nice comfortable spot at the end of the pace line in favor of the butter tart. It meant that I had to ride the last 70km all by myself. Ah, well, I still enjoyed it.