Victoria to Chemainus Ride

The Northward journey started with a loop ride from Southeast Victoria to the city and back. The ride was incredibly scenic passing along the coast and seeing the mainland USA (Olympic Mountain Range) across the water, and passing through beautifully sculptured lawns of private homes and Golf courses, while riding along the water under avenues of big Maple trees.
We then took off for the Northward journey!! This was a most fascinating experience --
being escorted by two motor cyclists( Mo's wonderful relatives) who took us along the
Highland trail. This was characterized by riding mostly on small TRAFFIC-LESS roads'
through thick forests, along magical bodies of water(lakes,Ocean inlets,) and scenic views from high mountainous viewpoints.
BUT the key to riding these marvelous roads was the number of CLIMBS that I had to scale: These were category "Umteen" on the Tour De France scale of measurement!!
However the beauty was worth the effort!!
After the climb we went across the Malahat Highway, which is the only connection between Victoria and the Northern Island, so the "Sagster' took me in the sag wagon to the ocean-front road to to continue the ride. Continued the journey over rolling terrain again with View-points galore to reach Maple Bay, where we took a "wrong" turning that naturally led us to a most beautiful "Pub!!" The stop allowed me a fine pint of "Bitter" and some victuals to replenish the expended energy and give the Sagster a chance to relax from the stress of keeping me in check.
The final leg landed us in Chemainus (a small coastal town)after approximately 45 miles of riding. Tomorrow we are going to view the many murals for which the town is known, and then head on to the next adventure.