It was a nice cool morning and I was packed and on my way before too long. I stopped at superstore again to pick up a few things I had forgot to buy the evening before.
Lunch was in Churchbridge, the site of the world’s largest loonie and the home of the designer of the special loonie for Canada’s 125th anniversary. I’ve been noticing a number of towns along the way lately that have signs up saying they are the home of various NHL players.
I reached the Manitoba border late in the ride today and was glad to see that there were still nice wide sholders on the road, contrary to what I had heard about. Before too long I had to descend into a river valley which resulted in a long, hot, ride back up the other side. The highway seems to just cut straight across the valley instead of climbing the sides.
In Russel I stayed at the Russel Peace Park which is a free RV campgroudn with a couple of sheltered picnic areas. During dinner a gathering of people came to play and/or listen to a fiddle & accordion band that comes to play here each Thursday afternoon in the summer.
Just after writing down my journal for the day I broke yet another speedometer by dropping it. It was the one I bought in Kamloops. At least my old one still has some useful functions, even though it no longer can give me full accuracy. I’ll try to find a replacement eventually.
3 provinces complete!
| Distance | 110.3km |
|---|---|
| Time | 4:17 |
| Max Speed | 60km/h |
| Odometer | 2679km |