Day 3 Swiss Kids Peat Bog

Hi Kristy!  Thanks for shuttling!

Last day with Paul and Dani, and for an added bonus Darcy came out.  This is Darcy’s first ride since he almost died last year from a ruptured aorta.  Basically, one guy a year survives this condition.  Greyballs lives!

However, one run was enough.  We did a couple, and this is what they looked like:

The boys have been busy buffing up the Bog this spring.  It’s got more flow now than it’s had in years.  Lots of fun, and not too hard either. 

Thanks to Troy for fixing up the gaps near the end.  They used to be a bit jarring with different lips and oddball distances, but now they flow so sweet…

After a couple of Bog laps, it was time for the Thursday night shop ride.  I think all the epic runs from the past couple of days finally caught up with Paul.

He got away with a little knock to the head, so nothing serious.

Ah yeah…. Thursday.

Good to see you again, Paul.  Have a great time in BC.

Close Call

As it was a mellow Sunday, we decided to hook up with the Flamans for a little shred on the Peat Bog, which we’ve been sadly neglecting this year.

While the riding was great (check the pic of Zack below), other issues were soon to overshadow our day.

I was just checking some messages on my phone when I saw that there was a small, one hectare fire in Peachland.  We lose cell reception on that ride for a half hour or so, but I could see the smoke so I checked in again when we got lower. 

40 hectares.

By the time I got to the beach… 100 hectares.  This is in under an hour.

Luckily the wind shifted before it rolled over into our neighbourhood.  Just part of the price of living in a fire ecosystem, I guess. 

Anyway, no biggie.  We’re fine, the trails are fine, riding is good.