Chuck:
We spent the night in Wataskiwan, Alberta but I chilled out yesterday in Camrose so Betty & Bren drove me 29 miles back to the Co-op station. I looked for the attendant who offered to let me warm up in the employee break room but he was not on the morning shift. B & B were off to get some groceries, dog food and whatever. The miles went by quickly; I arrived at our RV in Wataskiwan just two minutes after they did. Lunch, rest and back on the bike, we will meet in Winfield about 40 miles down the road. The first hours were good riding even with a 5 to 10 mph headwind, then the hills! Up and down and always more up than down? Almost every hill had a false summit, just when I thought I was reaching the top, there was more. I guess the good news is that it is good training for the mountain roads ahead. About 7:30 pm Betty came out to check on me, I was a mile from the road I will take north tomorrow so she waited for me there and toted me another mile (not on our route) to the city park in Winfield, population – 400. What a neat little 
town and park, they helped B & B find the best spot out of the twelve they have, we are the only ones here tonight. After I arrived, Brad, who is responsible for the park, came by and invited us to watch him feed the Rainbow Trout in their pond. It is now 10:10 pm and the sun has just disappeared but it’s still light. Life is good.