Wednesday, July 21
Minnedosa to Portage la Prairie
135km
Wind can make or break a cyclist's day. I woke up this morning to the sounds of 33 tents flapping in a strong wind. Through my small tent window, I could see Tom trying to hold his tent down while he folded it up. “Just tell me its a tailwind Tom,” I said. It was.
What an amazing day for cycling. Or, to be more specific, what an amazing day to cycle East. I rode with Paul, Rick and Eric today. We were all still tired from yesterday's effort, so we were only putting out a moderate effort today. However, thanks to the tailwind, we were cruising at 45 to 50km/h for long stretches of straight road.
Paul broke a pedal binding near the beginning of the day, so Rick had to tie his shoe to his pedal for the rest of the trip. It certainly didn't slow us down any.
In fact, the only thing that did slow us down was a 15km stretch of gravel road, just outside of Portage. It sucked. Our speed dropped to 20km/h.
Our campsite today is on a small island. Rick, from PEI, considers it a home away from home. Just as I got my tent set up today, it started to pour with rain. Alan, from Scotland, said he considered that HIS home away from home.
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Daniel Longo
CIBC Corporate Development
(416) 956-3831
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Day 28
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Having lived in Scotland for 9 years, I can appreciate Alan's comment. After my first summer visit to Canada, when the weather was gorgeous, everytime I wrote to my cousins in Ottawa, I would say "it's rainig again!"
Good to hear from you again this evening. Don't forget to send that schedule of Ontario stops.
Love Ma.
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