20 May 2013: 37 Miles Today; 208 Total

A good day, I launched out of the RV and 100 feet later was on Saskatchewan Highway-4 riding north.  Today is a national holiday in Canada, Victoria Day, early morning traffic is almost non-existent.  A light wind, cool morning, no traffic, good riding.  The miles fly by, saw some antelope ‘playing’ (no deer).  Betty and Brendan passed me and drove to Rosetown where they waited in the parking area of a large grain elevator operation.  They always try to select a location that is easily visible from the highway so I won’t miss them.  It might be hard to hide our rig in some of these small towns, many times the highway is their main street.  While having lunch, Brendan spotted four antelope crossing the elevator area, apparently they were being chased by some kids on a 4-wheeler.  The animals escaped into a field and the kids went off to find some other diversion.  After lunch and I rested, then I continued biking north.  Betty and Bren waited a suitable amount of time (until they got bored) then drove north.  Fortunately, when they caught up to me there was a field road which enabled them to almost get off the highway.  We loaded my bike, I jumped in the RV and we drove on to the next town.  Betty had located a campsite in Biggar, SK (she uses a “Good Sam” Travel Guide, and ‘mental telepathy’).  It is a beautiful little campground with trees for windbreaks all around and within.  Brilliant flowers in hanging containers, bright green grass, pale green trees with leaves trying to push out; it is spring in the north country.  We sit in lawn chairs enjoying the warm sun: happy hours.

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