Scenic riding, Foreign relationship advice
day 44 - day 48

More scenic riding, some interesting interactions involving a foreign man giving us advice on relationships.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:04:10 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [413]  

Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt
July 9th - day 43

Rode through 20 miles of cold rain and headwind on Route 16a. Once again, we became Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt as we chased storms for the rest of the day.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:02:39 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [308]  

Relaxing day of Rest with hot tub
July 8th - day 42

Relaxing day of rest. Threw the frisbee on the Alberta campus. Got the bikes fixed. Picked up some supplies and relaxed in the motel hot tub.

Tuesday, July 08, 2008 7:00:04 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [303]  

Edmonton, and some must-needed R&R and bike maintenance
July 7th - day 41

Grueling day of riding entering Edmonton. Countless flats mixed with expressway traffic made entering the city a nightmare. It was great to sleep in the motel though! Edmonton was really cool, especially on the south side. Reminded me a lot of South Street in Philadelphia (Alex's Note: betcha not as many amazing gyros!)






Monday, July 07, 2008 6:56:06 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [340]  

75 Miles, Warm Shower, Edmonton soon
July 6th - day 40

75 miles today. Interesting winds. Warm shower in a campground. Edmonton tomorrow.

Sunday, July 06, 2008 6:50:44 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [315]  

Great sleep, Winds, Lloydminster, Hills and Lakes
July 5th - day 39

Had a great sleep through a gigantic thunderstorm last night. Fought winds for 35 miles into Lloydminster and took a break until 6. Finished the day at 66 miles and camped on top of a ridge on the side of the road overlooking rolling hills and lakes.

Saturday, July 05, 2008 6:49:31 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [121]  

Fred and Maidstone
July 4th (welcome to earf) - day 38

Fred is upset because his bike is sappy. Rough riding today - ended early in Maidstone.

Friday, July 04, 2008 6:48:10 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [406]  

Stealth Camp!
July 3 - day 37

Woke up in scorching heat again. Rode about 15 miles into langham, a nice town with an actually functioning community. In total, we rode 84 miles and ended in battlefords. Saw the movie get smart and had one of our most successful stealth camps.

Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:44:02 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [117]  

71 miles
July 2 - Day 36

Rode 71 miles from Bladworth to Saskatoon. It's a shame we couldn't have spent more time in saskatoon because it seemed like a nice city.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008 6:43:05 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [105]  

Storms, Kind People of Bethune, Vicky, FREE PEN!

July 1 - Day 35

Rough nights sleep.  Had to move the tent in the middle of the night because of a storm.

The day improved when the kind people of Bethune gave us a free breakfast (probably because we looked so helpless and horrible.) Thanks to Vicky and friends for a wonderful gift!

I also got a free pen from an auto shop.  Free pens are fantastic.

At 20 miles our mood has shifted and we're now pretty pissed at the side wind attempting to blow us into the highway.  There has been a haze in the air all day that smells like a camp fire.  Probably a forest fire miles away.  The worst thing about slow tedious riding is fighting the urge to look at the mileage reading on the cycling computer.

The wind died eventually and we rode in Bladworth finishing the day at 66 miles.  It's pretty scary riding on these highways around nightfall.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:11:49 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)      Comments [480]