I hate this day. Not only was it the anniversary of my mother’s death, it was also the first day I didn’t reach the goal I had set out for myself. It was raining pretty hard when I woke up. Actually I’d been awake for an hour listening to the …
So I took the day off in Maple Creek or Crik as the locals call it. I visited the local museums and found a photo of Andrew Fraser (I’m named after Grandma Fraser who, in her special way, used to introduce my folks as “Ron and Ron’s”) I’m not sure …
I had a slow start to the day, it was beginning to rain when I got up and so packing up the tent in the rain is no fun. I ate breakfast at a road side diner. French Toast is my breakfast of choice. Plenty of carbs, with just a …
Another blistering day of heat and speed. The praries, despite being a bit dull are fun to ride through with a tail wind. You can really cruise. I was able to blast through 165km in 6 and a half hours! Medicine Hat is a funny town. The information was all …
After 5 days in Calgary staying at Bonnie and Ians it was time to get on the move again. Theywere very gracious hosts to let me disrupt their lives for as long as I did. I got to meet some of their friends and their cats (Bonnie and Ian’s, not …