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An early morning text from Cheryl was my wake up call. My wife was going to bring our daughter Kimberly to cycle with me on the last day of the trip. The text was my notice that I now had one and half hours to pack up and await their arrival. Cheryl provided vehicle support.Continue reading “The day the road ends as does the cycling”

Day starts at 6, breakfast at 7 and on the road by 8. Travelled from Winkler to Vita in mostly sunny skies, a distance of 118 km’s. I will let the pictures do the talking today as there is not much to write about. I have yet to find a place to set up theContinue reading “The day the sun shone”

Motivation was totally lacking once I saw the smoke outside the tent in the morning. Air quality alerts were out throughout the province. Slowly I packed everything up and went on my way. Stopped in Pilot Mount for breakfast. Played the Mennonite game with the waitress. She knew some people from Winnipegosis, where I grewContinue reading “A day of riding in the smoke”

Waking up to the sound and smells of breakfast being made. Conversation continued on till late morning. Packed and ready to go cycling by 11 am. This is the first time I would be cycling by myself. There was a lot of silence in the day. The sound of frogs, birds, cows and goats helpedContinue reading “A day of silent riding”

Day got off to a slow start as the alarm failed to go off. Packed up and headed to the only restaurant in town for breakfast. Only to discover they are not open on Wednesday. Were these signs of what this day would be like as rain clouds appeared in the distance. Time would tellContinue reading “The day Chantel learns all the Canadian postal codes”

Teacher Amelia has been replaced by happy go lucky Chantel. Gone are the words posted here that dance in your head. Now the words written by her dad will fall to the pit of your stomach that make it hard to digest. Chantel was a good sport and got up shortly after 6. Chantel isContinue reading “The day we fight the wind”

We didn’t take time to play on the slide. The alarm went off and so did we, all 23 kms to Weyburn for breakfast. The Main Track Cafe can be credited for filling the energy stores that sustained us through most of the day. The scenery was mostly the same. Trains tumbled over tracks, birdsContinue reading “The day we check into the Hotel”

In the light of dawn we packed up our tent and then learned that A&W has surprisingly good breakfasts! Our stomachs satisfied, we made a quick detour before departing to photograph the talk of the small town, the Red Apple building where the roof had spontaneously (and mysteriously) collapsed. The windmills waved, cows curiously creepedContinue reading “The day we learn about train tours”

We woke with the sun and shivered over our portable stove cooked breakfast. Just before 7:30am we set off, into the sun, still shivering from the cold. About an hour later we came to the small town of Ponteix. We detoured 2km into the town to find hot beverages and some more snacks. Amelia contentlyContinue reading “The day we both fell down”

Last night Gerald had booked a taxi and called a bike store owner to ensure he had the correct tire size. This morning, after sleeping in, Gerald travelled to Swift Current with his bike tire while Amelia braided her hair and finished packing up the tent. After a meal at Empire Restaurant (the same placeContinue reading “The day of many ups and downs (in the form of rolling hills)”