Woke up this morning to find that the rain was nearly finished, and the winds were low. I ate a cold breakfast because I am low on stove fuel, and unlikly to find any until MEC in Winnipeg. My tarp, tent fly, and tent were all wet, but I had no choice but to pack them in my stuff sack and hope they dry out over night when I sent them back up.
Riding was easier today than usual. While the winds were still naggingly present, they were low enough that I was making steady progress. The sky was overcast with thick grey clouds, but the rain seemed to be holding off. I made my way forward, hoping from tiny town to tiny town, across mostly indistinguishable terrain. There seems to be more and more trees as I make my way east, and there are tons of little marshes cropping up everywhere, but not much else to say about anything else.
I passed what must have been at least 100 people working on the railway. They were driving up and down the rails on tons of weird machines I havnt seen before that ride right on the rails; hammering, removing, replacing, and welding sections of the track. One of these rail carts even had a port-a-potty it was carrying down the track, which was kinda funny. They must be taking advantage of the strike to get some needed maintenance in while there are no trains on the tracks.
Things went relatively smoothly right up until about 30 KM from where I planned on stopping, Neepawa. It began to rain on and off with relatively high force, and I became quite wet. The winds also began to slow me down more as I changed direction directly into them. AND my back tire began leaking air slowly, so I had to stop and put more air in it multiple times to keep it going until I got to camp and dealt with it. Suddenly my pleasant day wasnt quite so nice.
I reached Neepawa, just as the rain subsided, and I immediately went and fed my junk food craving, before looking around for camp stove fuel and the second book of A Game of Thrones. Sadly I found neither, but I enjoyed walking around the nice little town with its old fashioned downtown and its tree lined sidewalks. Most of my clothes dried out too.
I then made my way to the campground and set up before the next volley of rain started. They have electricty, and a much needed shower after the last few days. The washrooms are also heated, so I am currently drying my gloves and socks in there.
No photos again today due to the soggy weather.
190 KM left until Winnipeg!
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