May
15/06, Monday Day 11 912 Km
Behind
some straw bales ~ 20 Km
East of Beiseker, Alta. ~ 105 Kms ~ 5:10 Hrs
Got away
late as I expected we
might,
(11:30) it was well past noon before we got out of town. Had to do
about 16 Km on the #1 Highway. With flat roads & some-time tail
winds we made great time at first but by 13:30/ 14:00 the wind had
shifted to cross & head. Progress slowed but we still averaged
over 20 Km/Hr on the flats. Super.
Doug
found a miraculous piece of ice while we were on our bikes In
Beiseker!
OOOooooo......
Spooky!
With any
kind of tail wind I can see a few days of 140 -> 160+ Kms.
The
night behind the hay bales was the first time that I felt
uncomfortable camping. We were on private property and almost in
plain sight. A cop came up the road and parked near the microwave
relay tower behind our camping spot. After a while he drove away. I
felt a bit better knowing that we were being consciously ignored. But
I still didn't want to deal with the property owner, in case he
turned out to be a jerk.
This was
also the night of the "Stealth SUV." This thing cruised by
our campsite at highway speed and was utterly silent. No motor noise.
No wind noise. No tire noise.
Silent.
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