Category Archives: The Bike
Betty: May 19 Elrose, SK, CA
We left our great little camp in Swift Current today. Brendan started out driving and hit rain – oh what fun. He did a great job. We dropped Chuck near the point where he stopped yesterday and then Bren and … Continue reading
Brendan: 4 Days in Canada
Today is our fourth day in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. So far I’ve been hard at work doing nothing; catching up on reading and whatnot. The exception was Thursday the 16th when I shuttled for Grandpa. He rode 49 miles that … 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
North Dakota
Chuck went in to check on the RV yesterday. The service manager showed him the list of employees who work on rigs and their tasks for each very long day. Then he showed him a list for “Casper”, the ghost … Continue reading
Minneapolis
Picking Brendan up at the airport went without a hitch. We are staying in the Minneapolis NW KOA – a beautiful campground and very near the city. Our hope was to be ready to head to Canada this morning. However, … Continue reading
Winter wonderland in Iowa – Snowed in
Interesting weather here in the north. We had a day in the high 70s. The trees were budding beautifully, the flowers were poking through the ground, Nancy and I were sitting in the sun, the bluebirds and robins were flitting around, then … Continue reading
On the road
We’re rolling through Tennessee in the RV towing the Honda and four bikes . Will spend a few days in Indiana and Iowa then off to Canada to resume the ride.