Friday, June 9, 2017

133Kms
We woke in Moose Jaw to a thunder shower, but it cleared by 6:30am. Our 7am start resulted in 85Kms by lunch time, with much of it a breeze, as the wind was from the East. By about 11:30am the wind had started to shift to be from the West, so the final few Kms to our lunch stop in Chaplin were slow going into the wind. Just before our lunch stop, a three inch piece of steel tire lining pierced B's front tire, so we changed the inner tube road-side and were on our way in about 15min. We will patch the old tube later.


At lunch, we both fell asleep briefly while waiting for Betty to bring our meals; after lunch Y napped on Betty's Rustic Cafe and Gallery's Legion Hall bench seat and B inverted his front tire to align the treads correctly. A fruitful stop! Highlights of the day were riding past Boharm, where B's paternal grand-father grew up, our visit to the Chaplin Nature Centre and seeing an American Avocet for the first time.

 
We also saw and heard yellow-headed as well as red-winged blackbirds, Grackles, and Meadow Larks, and have been enjoying the honks, cheers and waves from passing transport truck and family cars, similar to our first two sections of our Cross Canada bicycle ride.
At the Nature Centre was an artist project incorporated with children's depictions of endangered species. The outcomes were lyrical and inspiring! Though we arrived late in Herbert due to the afternoon wind from the West, we made time for an authentic Indian restaurant meal and then rode the final 3Km gravel rode to Prairie Skies B&B, where we were met, in our somewhat dazed "bike brain" state, by gracious host Evelyn and their dog Simba.

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