This morning while in bed I got asked a lot of questions. Fat tissue was asking where he should go. Muscle tissue was telling me to start acting my age. Telling I am not 52 anymore so act my age. My butt was asking me what am I doing. Saying that he is in so much pain. It was a lively discussion to start the day. Finally I said enough,I told fat tissue to leave and never come back. Muscle tissue was told to hang in there and get use to it. While my butt will just have to suffer.

Cycling from Dauphin to Wpgosis today I could not wipe the smile off my face. It felt really good to be riding going home on a bicycle.

Winnipegosis is where I grew up and has shaped me to be the weird person that I am today. Growing up on a farm was a wonderful place to learn life lessons. One of the main lessons I learnt was that I would not enjoy farming. So I left Wpgosis right after high school to explore the bigger world. Doing this for 6 years I would occasionally come back to Wpgosis to visit. I soon made a friend during these visits, her name is Cheryl. She had been doing her own exploring of the world. We did grow up together, but never really connected. I always thought she was too mature for me. She was two grades higher than me in school even though we are only six months apart in age. Our kids always laugh when I tell them I had to take grade two twice. I don’t see the humour in that.

Winnipegosis holds a special place in my heart. It is where I grew up, where I found my wife and where my parents are buried. Winnipegosis feels like home.

Campgrounds are a great place to set up a tent. Close to bathrooms, you can shower, one even gets a bear storage box to store supplies. But when your campground neighbors talk till 2 am it gets a little hard to sleep. This was my experience last night at Clear Lake. So there are times I think setting up a tent in the ditch can be better.

I got on the road shortly after 8 in the morning. Today turned out to be the best riding day so far. Little traffic, roads were smooth. Opposite of what I experienced the day before. My top speed going down hill in the park was 68 kmh. When the roads got flat after the park. There was a nice south wind to blow me into Dauphin. Got to Dauphin just past 12 noon. Staying at Kimberly’s apartment for the rest of the day.

Total distance for the day is 74 km’s, for the trip it is now 428 km’s.

Slow start to the day. Had breakfast with Chantel at Smittys and left Brandon at 10:30.

Roads okay until Minnedosa with paved shoulders. I was noticing how I could furnish my tent with the garbage along the road. I saw a really nice cushion along the road. It would have been perfect to replace my rain jacket as a pillow. But I had no room to take it.

Chris and Judy surprised me as I was resting near Minnedosa.

After Minnedosa the roads got really bad. Cracks in the road inches wide and a gravel shoulder. Add the heavy traffic, that made for a very hard journey. Worst roads I have cycled on in 40 years no question.

It was nice to greeted by Bambi and her Mother as soon as I got to the park. I really needed to see that.

Staying at the campground in Clear Lake. Such a peaceful evening.

Did 107 km’s for the day. My third day in a row doing over 100 km’s. So far I have done 354 km’s on this trip

After a good breakfast at the MacGregor golf course. I left town at 9:30. It was an uneventful day with the wind working in my favour. I arrived in Brandon shortly after 4. Home to my daughter Chantel. We enjoyed supper together at Montana’s. I will be staying at Chantels place for the night. Total mileage today was 108 km’s.

Today begins my journey to The Pas by bicycle. It felt great leaving the city on the Hart trail. I stopped at the White Horse just west of Winnipeg. Last time I stopped there was over 40 years when I did my first ever overnight bicycle trip from Winnipeg to Wpgosis. I have driven by it so many times but have never stopped there with the van. I was planning to camp in Portage but the campground is closed. So I kept going and ended up in MacGregor. 139 km’s for the first day, that was not the plan. Oh well shorter day on Sunday getting to Brandon.

Went to the Forks on Thursday night (July 30) to get a picture by the Winnipeg sign. Stopped on the way home to get a picture with Amelia. She lives 3 km’s from our house.

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