Author Archives: FLSwampEagle
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
19 May 2013: 35 miles Today; 171 Total
Big day! Betty and Brendan both drove the RV. It was Bren’s first time and the first time in a few years for Betty, they both did fine. We departed our campsite in Swift Current and they dropped me off … Continue reading
18 May 2013: 35 miles today; 136 miles total
This morning, yet another biker in the campground to chat with over a cup of coffee. Chris is riding a motorcycle from Vancouver to Regina. He has a Suzuki, V-Strom, 1000cc that he loves. It has 3 mounted compartments, a … Continue reading
17 May 2013: (34 miles; 101 Total)
Before leaving our campsite this morning, I met Oliver, a fellow camper who is bicycling from Vancouver to Quebec City. While sipping hot coffee, we chatted about the effects of wind, hills, etc. Great start for the day. Betty drives me the … Continue reading
16 May 2013: (49 miles; total 67 miles)
Brendan drove me 103 miles south to the Canadian border with Montana. We got a couple of pictures at the same border monument I had tagged about five years ago. It was good to be continuing our bike trip to … Continue reading
Phase III; US-Canadian Border Northward
15 May 2013: (18 miles) Arrived in Swift Current, Saskatchewan with Betty, Brendan (our grandson) and a bunch of bikes. Swift Current is about one hundred miles north of the point on the US border which was our ending point … Continue reading