So, there we were, an unseasonably cool, wet, often snowy April, and while common sense and reasonable judgment would normally prevent setting out on a tour, everyone was keen enough to ignore the obvious. It was nearly 11 bells before the air temp was above freezing and no one really wanted to speculate on the road temp on the way out of Cranbrook. The Okanagan was slightly better in the valley and Vancouver was just wet, so, "hey" why not tempt the fates and go for an early spring tour.
Some good meals, a dram or two and a lot of laughs while checking the weather and hockey scores punctuated the gathering. Yakima has some character locations and some characters to keep the boredom factor down.
The weather gods smiled on us and we rode under dry and some sunny skies for 5 days. Not sure if Norm made it back unscathed by any wet, but other than a bit of coolness and plugging in the heated gear at start up, all good. Rode some very nice highways, twisties and interesting scenery and towns. Even got to camp one night in Colville, which the consensus opinion found a tad nipish in the early morning. I remain amazed at the good fortune we've enjoyed on previous early season jaunts and how we played in these unsettled conditions without having to rubber suit up. All good and looking forward to sharing some more great roads, j
