Day 2- Chilliwack-Princeton

Hello, so we are resting nicely in a little motel in Princeton.  Today was the longest ride by far but I am sad to say I was not able to ride the whole thing.  Last night I had a bad flare up of my ulcer which led me to only getting about 3 hours of sleep. Then, due to my stomach pain I was not able to get the proper fluids or food in this morning and by the time we hit the Hope Slide my body had nothing left to give.  After a couple tense minutes of sitting on the side of the road feeling like I was going to pass out (I had lots of people around me at this point) I began to feel a little better.  Kim gave me a lift up the Hope Slide and from there I was able to ride to Manning Park.  About 10km from Manning Park the skies opened up and it just down poured. That I figured was the final nail in the coffin for the day.  I made it to Manning Park lodge and decided to pack it in.  I know it was the right decision but I am frustrated it had to happen, especially so early in the ride.  But I figured it was better to cut my loses today and try get myself ready for tomorrow.  It a bit of a let down that I wasn't able to finish a ride so early in the trip, but hopefully everything will work out better from here on out.

Here is a picture at Allison Pass Summit about 7km before the lodge at Manning Park.  It was quite wet- the rain drops were bouncing off the road at this point :)