Another day, another great adventure😀. Medicine Hat to Maple Creek.
Today was not an easy day….why is it not flat out here????…that was certainly my expectation….but no…400 meters up….most of it gradual and continuous.
I tried for an early start, but it didn’t quite work out that way. Eventually I hit the road….highway 1, and it was crazy busy, but only till about 15 k out of Medicine Hat, then it slowed down which was nice. My plan was to stop at the only gas station on the way….about half way to Maple Creek.
At a roadside pull out about 20 km out I stopped to put on some sunscreen and cover my head and face with my hood. There was a motor home stopped there, and this is where I met Joelle, support crew for Marcel who is cycling across Canada in support of MS. https://msspwcms.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=58713
This is the link if anyone would like to donate to this worthy cause. Eventually I did meet up with Marcel and we chatted and visited for about 10 km, when I just couldn’t keep up the pace, so he went off ahead.
Today felt like forever….but I did make it to Maple Ridge….my GPS read 29C! Ughhh. So hot….but cool weather is coming, but not for another 4-5 days!!!!
The campground in Maple Creek is really nice, and just down the road is a superb brewery where you can order food to be delivered from any restaurant in town. I picked the food truck just across the street. The brewery has a sour, that they can add an assortment of flavours. Dangerous!!!!
Tomorrow the plan is to go to cypress hills…..30 km, but about 800 m up. I’ll have to leave early to beat the heat. I think that will be a long enough day for tomorrow. I just heard from the boys from Quebec ….they made it to Medicine Hat today. I’m afraid of only doing a short day as they might catch up to me….they don’t know it…but it’s a competition!!!! 😂😂😂😂. Anyways with the heat I don’t think I can do much more. So I’ll just finish my beer, head back to the campground and tuck in for an early sleep so that I can have an early start tomorrow.
Thanks for the texts and phone call….passes the time for sure😀
3 comments:
I was watching your garmin today and happened to turn it on just as you crossed another provincial border. You are really flying along. We loved finding all these cool restaurants off the beaten paths. I wish now I took more pictures of all the roadside attractions in each town. Good plan in the heat to get going early. We had an east wind today and was hoping you didn’t!
It was so nice chatting and riding with you Lucille! I certainly hope we can hook up again along the way! If not, please let us know when you're in the Ottawa area! Safe travels! 🥰
Hello Lucille, Nice to see you can enjoy a beer once in awhile and nice plate of fruit. That’s so refreshing. We are enjoying your journey day by day. You are such an amazing Woman with lots of Guts and Courage. I hope you get some great weather that will allow you enjoyable days ahead. ❤️😁
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