Winnipeg to Falcon Lake.

This post is for the ride on June 23rd.

We have had a couple of days without cell service, thus the late posts.

It was the usual rush to get our equipment packed and on the bikes. Jo-Ann's neighbor, an interesting Scott with a bit of a brogue, was watching us get us get our bikes together and was asking us a few questions about our rides. I said to him, "I was told you had some fancy road bike" you used for racing.

If your not a "Bike Nerd" like myself, skip this part.  ;-).

The neighbor brought his bicycle over to show me. It was a frame and components
I had lusted after back in the early 90's. I remember going through my bicycle porn, I mean Bicycle Magazine, and reading about this hand laid carbon Frameset when it was still made in the USA. Even though the frame was 24 years old, it sparkled with Trek's own Emerald green paint and clear coat. It was absolute perfection. As I held up the bike, I named off the mix of high end components that made up the group he had selected for his bike. You could see a lot care and attention to detail went into putting it together and he lit up talking to me about even though he new he would never ride it again.

Getting out of the city was the usual stop and go with debris and sand filled shoulders. Once out of the city going was a little slower than the day before without the tailwind to push us. About 80km into the ride it started to rain so the phone stayed in its Zip Loc bag. I saw my first section of Canadian Shield rock about 60km West falcon Lake. Exciting to me because this means we are definitely in central Canada.

The clouds of mosquitos and deer flies (like horse flies) that descend on you whenever you stop moving are the worst the locals have ever seen in years. Just makes the trip more memorable. Karin would say "Not" to that one.