My Trans Canada Bike Journey

 My Canadian Flag July 1:  Canada Day at Creston: Monday, June 30, was a resting day for me.  My primary concern was moving the truck along to the Creston area, as my bike was now around 50 miles ahead of the motel I was staying at.  Mondays are good days for rest days because many restaurants, resorts, and other tourism-oriented businesses do not open on Mondays.  While missing meals was not a concern on this trip, it can be disappointing to work up a raging hunger on the bike only to find there is no food available in the little burg you were planning on stopping for lunch.   So no progress on the Trans Canada Trail on Monday, but I did find a nice family motel in Creston, so I took up residence there for a few days.  It was apparent the motel had changed ownership lately.  It was managed by a nice young couple; when I asked for some ice for my water bottles, he went back into their own living quarters to fulfill my request. It was called t...

Lockhart Beach Provincial Park  Sirdar to Creston:  26 miles Sunday was a good day to sleep in - I checked online for a Catholic Church, and found one nearby in the tiny hamlet of Riondel, population 253.  Such a small place, but it has everything I need to get by in a community.  A grocery store, post office, restaurant/pub, church, golf course, and a curling club!  The church listing said that the Catholic Church was a mission church connected to a parish in Nelson  (or maybe Creston).  Mass was at 2:00 PM.  I counted 15 parishioners.  I had a chance to talk with one lady in the congregation.  She said that there was no tabernacle for the Eucharist, so the priest had to bring the hosts from the main parish each week.  After Mass, the congregation has to extinguish all of the votive candles, to guard against a church fire.  They only have Mass at this mission during the summer months, because roads can be treacherous in the co...