We flew the coop!
Stats were erased today :(
Shawn and I met up last night stayed in a cheap motel room complete with holes in the walls and original Monet artwork. We got up at about seven and after breakfast hit the road. There was a pretty steady headwind most of the way so I let Shawn set the pace as I stayed in front to break the wind.
We travelled for 70 kms and got to Regina, but decided to keep going after a little rest. After another couple hours and about 30 kms we managed to find a small town with a bar and a motel so we stopped as it was getting dark. We got some food, but the motel owner was charging $100 a night! We didn't even have to see the room to know it would be a dive so we passed on that. So we left the bar and decided to improvise some shelter for the night. We saw some grain silos just down the road and decided to tent behind them, but when we were looking around we found two abandoned chicken coops that were perfect to sleep in despite being coated with a solid layer of chicken poop on the floor.
I must say, I'm proud of Shawn for going 100 kms on his first day. Tomorrow we're not sure where we'll end up, but we'll head towards Moose Jaw.
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A crazy idea became a spontaneous adventure when I decided to pedal a bicycle to Calgary, Alb. from Halifax, NS in the summer of 2011. Inside you will find stories, pictures, routes and the equipment I used for this journey.
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