AUGUST 15 - PUYO REST DAY

Nice to have a day off after the first 3 days.  There was a dinner & party last night; unfortunately about people came down with the heaves & poops, Laura included.  The best guess is a mild sort of food poisoning.  Everybody is on the mend today.

A comment about the tour staff:  there are 8 of them. Two females, one is a general surgeon and the other is a nurse.  As well there is another nurse and doctor touring, so we are well provided for medical support.  Other staff include Christiano (the coordinator), Mark the cook, Britten, a bike mechanic and two others.  I'll get the names all straight by the end of the tour.

With Laura taking it easy I hiked about town.  A couple of building pictures.

To be honest, the town is not exciting, at least the section I saw.  A cloudy, dull day doesn't help.  No steady rain except for a few showers.  The river adjacent the resort is way down today.

 Two photos of the town square.  This is the first I remember having so many flowers.  Generally they were mostly lawn and larger trees. 

 Now, a pair from the grounds of the hostaria.  I apologize for having no idea what any of the plants are.  I'm not much beyond pretty red  plant, pretty green plant, etc.


While I was working on our bikes some of the nearby tour staff noticed a large (2" diameter), black and rather hairy spider.  Sorry,  I didn't get a picture of it.

Getting up at 5 a.m. for tomorrow's ride - 130 km.  That's just shy of Nanoose to Victoria.  Laura is taking the day off and will ride with the staff in the buses.