Kelsey got woken up by an orange falling on her in the middle of the night, but the birds had us all wide awake before 6. I should have recorded them, it was really loud, but nice.

I eat hills for breakfast! It’s a good thing since we climbed some steep grades for the first 20km. Sadly it isn’t hereditary and my daughter may hate me! Beautiful views, great pavement, but no shoulder. 🙁 It’s spring here and flowers are blooming and the greens are very bright. I wish I had some scratch and sniff pictures to send you, it smelled so good!

We made it to Thames early enough to enjoy a quiet and relaxing evening at another very nice campsite.

Frederique & Kelsey cruising along the hilly coast.

Kelsey takes a break.

Anne-Marie is the owner of Liv Vancouver, the first female focused bicycle boutique of its kind in Canada. An avid cyclist & bike packer, she has ridden down the coast from Vancouver to San Francisco twice, among other exciting two-wheeled expeditions. She is now on a bicycle tour through New Zealand with her daughter Frederique & colleague Kelsey. Visit Anne-Marie’s personal blog here.