Vancouver Island Quest is underway

Jen's officially underway on the Vancouver Island Quest. She and Don Peterson trekked out to the Cape Scott Lighthouse last night, leaving the trailhead and plunging into the forested darkness at 1:00 am, to be in time for the official 5:30 am start from the northern tip of Vancouver Island. They arrived at the trailhead shortly after 9:00 am this morning, slightly muddy but doing great. Jen fuelled up, hopped on her mountain bike and put the 67 km dirt road behind her from Cape Scott to Pt. Hardy. She's looking incredibly strong so far, logging km's after km's at about 20-22 km per hour. The roads are like wash board, and very muddy....
We will post a picture asap. Meanwhile, she's on her way to Woss Lake and on, with about 320 km on the bike ahead of her before she gets to Strathcona Park and her next trekking section. Don's doing incredible, despite a huge sleep deficit and a banged up knee. He's driving our support vehicle with great skill. Thank you so much!

Go Jen!