Up early again today – I think this will be the trend from here on out. Leaving early means you have far more time to explore, take breaks, etc., and the morning weather tends to be far lovelier to bike in. We were having breakfast at a Tim Horton’s in Moose Jaw as the sun was rising, and on the road sometime around 7:20am). There was a huge tailwind today, and not a lot of distance to cover to get to Regina, so it was no time at all before we were within the city limits. Our average speed for the first 65km was 23.5km/h, which means we were taking our picture at the “Welcome to Regina” sign well before noon. From there, we took our time (well, we were forced to take our time – you turn north to get to the city centre, which meant we all of a sudden had a very strong cross-wind slowing us down and pushing us around) exploring the city, and had lunch in a big park. We like the look of Regina – it’s got that polished capital-city sort of look, but my bet is there’s a fair bit going on here under that veneer of respectability. At the very least, there are a lot of hot-dog stands. Not sure what that tells you.
We’re staying the night here at the home of Okie and Gisella, who are connected to Caroline in a distant, roundabout sort of way that probably isn’t worth explaining. I can vouch for their warmth and generosity though, as they’ve made us feel very comfortable so far, and pretty much given us the run of the place as we do our usual routine of showering, laundry-ing, and (most importantly) blogging. For dinner they fed us a meal that was almost entirely grown themselves (except for the food that had legs or fins).
We had planned to take a rest day here, but we arrived so early that today sort of feels like a rest day anyway. Onward to the Qu’appelle valley tomorrow!
Wee.
Stats:
Av. Speed: 20.3km/h (It dropped as soon as we had to move in any other direction but east, coming into Regina)
Max. Speed: 46.1 km/h
Number of witty statistics for this entry: Zero (sorry, bedtime!)
Rachael and I went on a bike ride downtown today. We talked about how you two were probably biking somewhere at the same time. I bet everyone thinks about you two every time they bike now!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering why some photos I can click on to enlarge but not all the photos. I wanted to see the delicious looking food that Okie & Gisella prepared.
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