2.5 Fun ride and swim out to beautiful Matheson Lake in Metchosin

IMPORTANT: If this is your first ride with us, please join VCAC here:
https://vcac.net/Join.php and complete the waiver BEFORE you sign up. Dues are then paid before your 2nd ride.
For members: If your dues have expired, please pay by e-transfer (I will send you a link through the app right after you sign up).
If you haven't paid your dues or filled out the membership form & waiver, I will notify you on the app and place you on the "Not Going" list until you are AOK to go. I will then move you back onto the ride if there is still space, or you'll be on the waitlist if the ride is full.

E-bikes welcome, but bikes that are capable of self-propulsion without peddling are not allowed for safety reasons.

About 65k, a few small hills, moderate pace (about 22-23k on the flats).
THE ROUTE:
We will take the E&N to the Galloping Goose to Happy Valley Rd. Then up Rocky Pt, returning to the Goose off Taylor Rd (to avoid the big hill - feel free to go up it, if you like), then back to Rocky Pt, down the big hill to Matheson Lake for our (optional) swim and picnic lunch.
We will take the Goose all the way back to town, but feel free to peel off en route.
BRING:
A towel, your lunch, a cap?, and PLENTY of water, as there is no water en route. Also, bring some shoes you can walk in if your bike shoes are not suitable, as we will walk up the path a bit to a good swimming spot (avoiding the noisy beach with dogs and children :-).
There is a washroom there to change into your swimsuit.

If it is too chilly that day to swim, I will update the ride plans, but we will still go out to Metchosin.