Over half way.

Here we are at the end of day five.  Somewhere out on the road today we passed the half way mark on our way to 1200km in 9 days.  In these few short days I have met some amazing people, all who have ties to Cystic Fibrosis.  Whether it is a sibling, cousin, close friend or child.  It is the need to find a cure for CF that has brought us together; most of these people I would have never met otherwise, but we are becoming such good friends.
Today was my most social ride yet, I enjoyed the ascent of Paulson summit with Dan Dakin.  We are similar in ability on the bike and we are both competitive people, which leads to some friendly competition up the climbs.
In the afternoon I rode with Dan's wife Emily.  We were having such a good time chatting away that the last climb of the day seemed more like a mole hill than a mountain.
Dan and I have big plans for Kootenay Pass tomorrow as we head to Creston.  The deal is that we will help pace each other up the 21km climb at 5% grade, but as soon as we see the summit sign it's every man for himself as friends become enemies on the way to climbing glory.

Here is a shot of the feeding frenzy that is our lunch stops: