Day 23- I Fought the Wind and the Wind Won

Woke up at 5 AM in the warmth and comfort of the motel, anxious to see the weather conditions. A quick look out the windows revealed that the rain had stopped and the winds seemed low. Good. I quickly ate and packed, wanting to get going before the weather changed once more. I stepped outside and found it was rather cold, but I was too happy about the low winds to care. I set off pretty hopeful for the day. I had 150 KM to cover to keep my new schedule.

It didnt last long though. The winds picked up to over 35 km/hr once more, and they thwarted me all day. I spent 10 hrs battling ice cold winds. Ill save you the gritty details because theyre a little too angsty for this blog. You can find them in my depressing poetry section titled "My Life is so Hard. Everyday is a struggle." (Not really).

I trudged along until about 4PM, when I decided I was too exhausted to go any farther. I pulled into the town of Jansen, which had a sign posted denoting a campground within. I found my way to the tiny municipal camp, and was just about to set up my tent when a man stopped and offered a free place to stay for the night. Awesome! His house was literally 25 m away, facing the campground, so I walked my bike over, and ventured into the desperately needed warmth. I cant believe all the kind people I keep meeting.

They fed me an awesome meal, and we talked about many things. It turns out they are members of the volunteer based cyclist accomodation site called Warm Showers, and they have housed many needy cyclists over the years. They showed me a scrapbook filled with photos and postcards from their previous guests. I promised to send them a postcard to add once I was finished. I also finally got around to joining Warm Showers in hopes of finding more hosts in the future.

I was exhausted, so I headed to bed at 8 PM, setting my alarm for 5 AM once more. I was only able to complete about 120 KM today before I had to stop, so I would have to ride an extremely long 180 KM tomorrow to reach Yorkton and stay on track for my new five day plan to Winnipeg. I can only hope the weather cooperates for once.