600km in 3 days= A Great Rest Day

So, remember how I said we wouldn't be able to reach Regina for Canada Day?
Well, we decided we could.

About 20km into our first day after Winnipeg, me and the boys started talking about how "fast" we were on prairie ground. One thing led to another, and we then decided to reach Regina for Canada Day (which 3 and 600km days away).

Our first day was 169km- we had a slight tail wind, and the roads were really flat. So, despite starting out at noon- we managed to fit in a great day.

Day 2 was our biggest day ever. We had a good tail wind, which was very important. I believe we covered 226km, we biked until it was too dark to go any longer- and we then camped in a farmers field. We set up our tent beside a small, abandoned barn. The ground was bumpy and uncomfortable but we didn't care. We just needed a place to crash.

About 6 hours of sleep later, day 3 started. We biked uphill (yes, the prairies can have an uphill) into a head/cross wind for most of the day. But, we still covered W over 210 km (I don't know the exact measurement) to get into Regina- and biked straight to the place we were staying at.

Brad's old roommate Jess had told us we could stay with her sister Katie and her boyfriend Ben, and gave us their address and phone number. Despite calling all day, couldn't reach them- and with that...we showed up at their house without them home.

However, a helpful neighbour gave them a call, and they we home about an hour later. The best part- Jess was in town as well!

We went to a party the night of Canada day, to celebrate our 600km in 3 days. We had a great time, and slept a ton that night.

Today, we woke up to a great breakfast which Jess prepared for us, and we headed to Ben's cabin about an hour away.

The cabin was great. I tried wakeboarding for the first time (finally!), and did a decent job, and boy did I love it. I can definitely see myself on a wakeboard again very soon. We all gave it a try. Brad cut his cheek a little bit on his go, but all was good nonetheless.

Tomorrow we will start our trek to Calgary for our Stampede experience. Looks like we will have 5 days of an average of 140km. It should be no problem as long as the wind is nice to us for the majority of those days.

As always, things are amazing. Our experiences just keep getting richer, and the people more generous.

-Mike