We had breakfast in the lovely enclosed cooking shelter at the campground. After cycling for a few hours with the great tail wind, we arrived at the best rest stop we had been to on the entire trip. It was managed by a third party company, and it was sheltered, heated, spotlessly clean and a... Continue Reading →
Day 84 – Walsh to Brooks, cycling with the wind
We woke up to what we were sort of expecting. Frost! Needless to say it was a very cold start to the morning, and our bags and bike covers were covered in frost. The upside was that it was a clear day and the sun was starting to shine. The best part was that it... Continue Reading →
Day 83 – Outside Maple Creek, SK, to Walsh, AB – Into Alberta but stopped by the relentless wind!
It was a cool start to the day. Luckily it wasn't raining as was forecasted. We made breakfast (fried oatmeal) by the main building and once it was cooked ate the breakfast inside the shelter. We checked the weather forecast and we had somehow missed the big rain storm which was now hitting east of... Continue Reading →
Day 82 – Swift Current to Outside Maple Creek
We woke up after having a great sleep. It was so quiet overnight. No Trans-Canada highway or CP railway noises! We had cereal inside with Tony and Sue, and.we said our thank yous and good byes after getting a photo together. Eventually it became time to go. We had such a good time it was... Continue Reading →
Day 81 – Morse to Swift Current
We have arrived in Swift Current after a relatively uneventful ride. We will be staying with Tony and Sue tonight who we had met at a rest stop in Northern Ontario and were very kind to have invited to their house. Updates to follow! Update: We woke up in the cool temperatures and had fried... Continue Reading →
Day 80 – Besant to Morse
We had a cold start to the day but the sun is out and things have warmed up nicely. We are stopped for lunch in Chaplin at a cafe and will continue on to either Herbert or Morse this evening. The wind is much calmer than yesterday and we are flying down the road in... Continue Reading →
Day 79 – Moose Jaw to Besant
This morning we decided to squeeze in some sightseeing before heading out of Moose Jaw. We stopped at the local attraction "The Tunnels of Moose Jaw". Right before the tour, we ran into Janet and Jack who Katherine speed-skated with back in Kingston, Ontario (Janet drove Katherine to the local rink for 3 years)! What... Continue Reading →
Day 78 – Regina to Moose Jaw – and into September
It's hard to believe it's September already. We are just about to leave Regina towards Moose Jaw. We are planning on taking a day to sightsee Moose Jaw tomorrow. After Moose Jaw it will take us two days to reach Swift Current. After Swift Current it will take us two days to reach Alberta. The... Continue Reading →
Day 77 – Rest day in Regina
We are planning on doing some sightseeing today as we wait for our replacement tires to arrive at the local bike shop. The weather looks to be improving and it has stopped raining and the sun is trying to come out. It was really nice to be indoors last night (and today) since it was... Continue Reading →
Day 76 – Indian Head to Regina
It was a cold cloudy morning again (around 10 degrees). It seemed like it hadn't rained over night but the outside of our tent still hadn't dried from the rain the day before. The outside cover was also quite wet on the inside from condensation because of the cold night. The weather forecast was calling... Continue Reading →
Trip Around The World 