21 May 2013: 66 Miles Today; 274 Total

Betty drives me (we are in the car, while Bren sleeps back in the RV) back to the point they picked me up “on the fly” yesterday afternoon.  It is 23 miles from the RV park in Beggar, we decide they will wait there and when I get there I will help unhook and get the caravan road-ready, in return I get lunch.  Today is even better biking than yesterday; light traffic, wider safety lane, and best of all the wind has shifted and it is now a quartering tailwind.  I am back to the campground in short order.  Betty and Bren have just finished washing the car and Betty fixes lunch.  At the north edge of Beggar, Saskatchewan Highway-4 angles to the NW, which will mean a tailwind (does it get any better than this??).  We decide to meet in Wilkie, it is 20 miles past Landis, which was Plan-A.  The miles just zip along, really fun, I don’t want it to end.  Well not really, at about mile 50 I am glad to see a final countdown. 

Bren drove the RV today, entering Wilkie, they found a large parking area used by tanker trucks to reload with water for field use.  The manager showed them a place that would be well clear of any truck traffic.  They were easy to find.  A hot shower, a little rest time, cold beer followed by a ton of great pasta; what could be better.  Hmmm, Betty likes NCIS which is on Tuesday evenings and we have no TV reception.  We are not close to any local broadcasting and wind-break trees are blocking satellite signals.  Oh well, it was still a great day.

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