Princeton, Bc to Peachland Campground in Summerland, BC

We had hot oatmeal this morning. Plenty warm with more heat to come meant setting off earlier than usual. I was with William again, we had a blast. The route was mostly downhill with a heck of a hot climb. Thankfully a creek showed up along that climb, although the rest stop was only 300m later! William and I stopped along with others to cool down. I dunked my helmet while another John went for a full head dip and others went swimming. 
The descents featured strong crosswinds making it hard to challenge a new top speed. When we did arrive along Okanagan Lake we had favorable winds. Tim Hortons was a blessed stop for iced cappacinos while the temps soared to what my speedometer read 40°C. With renewed strength we headed out and caught a nice tail wind to push us into Summerland. 
At camp I took a dip in a small creek running through the campground along with William, a mom, and her 12 year old daughter. 
Dinner was lovingly provided by The Well from Kelowna. We had salad, potato salad, and chilli. Quite the hot stuff to have on a hot day but it tasted wonderful. 
Time: 5hr 32min
Trip: 131.4km
Avg: 23.5km
Max: 81.3km/hr



The pavement ends there but it curves up. "Just going to send it!" I thought to myself. Look up those words if you don't know the reference. 

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