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 →
Day 75 – Grenfell to Indian Head
We are currently at a rest stop in Wolseley. We had a very slow start to the day as we tried to recover from yesterday. We were also trying to wait out the rain, but as soon as we got going it started to rain! We have a slight tail wind again today which is... Continue Reading →
Day 74 – Virden, MB, to Grenfell, SK – New record 170km day and into Saskatchewan!
As we departed Virden we biked by new wind turbine blades that were loaded on the train which was an interesting sight. After a couple hours of biking we crossed into the Saskatchewan border. We stopped at the tourist office and had lunch. The lady at the tourist office was very nice and recommended good... Continue Reading →
Day 73 – Minnedosa to Virden
We left nice and full after a great breakfast courtesy of Dorothy and Don. As we were pumping up our tires this morning, we noticed that the yellow wear strip was showing around both back tires. We cycled out of Minnedosa and onto Highway 10 to cut over to Rapids City, despite my aunt and... Continue Reading →
Day 72 – Portage La Prairie to Minnedosa
We have arrived in Minnedosa after a long day and are staying with Katherine's relatives for the night. Our updates will be posted shortly! We ended up climbing 300m today. We thought the prairies were flat! Entry to be posted soon! Update from Katherine: We started the morning early but got held up a bit... Continue Reading →
Trip Around The World 