Day 10, Tuesday, July 11/06
Had a deep sleep for first part of night but woke up having a bad dream! Seemed to settle back but then I could hear screaming/talking from the other room. So, not only do the men snore,but they yell out in their sleep!
I got up at 5:30 and we had our gear ready to load. Some of us stayed behind to clean the seniors centre..we vacuumed, cleaned bathrooms and mopped/washed the floors. Over to the Anglican church for breakfast which the roadies supplied. Nice bowl of gruel. We had ro wait til 7:30 before we set off as we had some new riders who were coming to join this leg. There are 64 riders on board for this leg. Bill Bridle and his wife Marlene are another 2 roadies on the trip. Bill is our "chaplain" for the group. Marlene is very organized and Bill told me that she even cleans her house in alphabetical order..bathrooms, brdrooms, dining..etc. Len and Iona, from Saskatoon, informed Bob and I that Don and Louise Cochran will be joining us today in Calgary and will be roadies for the next few weeks. I am anxiously waiting to see them.
The cycling today was sweet. We were on the road just after 8. It was a brisk morning and I could see my breath. I donned my leg and arm warmers as we set off. The roads were flat, at first, with the wind at my back. We clipped along at great speed as we said good bye to the magnificant mountains...Bob stopped to take pictures and I sped along, catching up with various riders and drafted off them and then would pass on the few hills and find another group. How quickly the landscape changed to flatter countryside and pasture land. We flew into Calgary and arrived before noon. The roadies provided lunch by the side of the road where we packed the bikes on the trailers and then a bus came to take us to Bow Valley Christian Church where we are staying. What an amazing COMPLEX. Bob and I found a private room and I am sure that most of the cyclists are pleased with their accommodations.
Bob just came back and has Louise with him. Nice to see her..Don just arrived. Great to see them!
I got up at 5:30 and we had our gear ready to load. Some of us stayed behind to clean the seniors centre..we vacuumed, cleaned bathrooms and mopped/washed the floors. Over to the Anglican church for breakfast which the roadies supplied. Nice bowl of gruel. We had ro wait til 7:30 before we set off as we had some new riders who were coming to join this leg. There are 64 riders on board for this leg. Bill Bridle and his wife Marlene are another 2 roadies on the trip. Bill is our "chaplain" for the group. Marlene is very organized and Bill told me that she even cleans her house in alphabetical order..bathrooms, brdrooms, dining..etc. Len and Iona, from Saskatoon, informed Bob and I that Don and Louise Cochran will be joining us today in Calgary and will be roadies for the next few weeks. I am anxiously waiting to see them.
The cycling today was sweet. We were on the road just after 8. It was a brisk morning and I could see my breath. I donned my leg and arm warmers as we set off. The roads were flat, at first, with the wind at my back. We clipped along at great speed as we said good bye to the magnificant mountains...Bob stopped to take pictures and I sped along, catching up with various riders and drafted off them and then would pass on the few hills and find another group. How quickly the landscape changed to flatter countryside and pasture land. We flew into Calgary and arrived before noon. The roadies provided lunch by the side of the road where we packed the bikes on the trailers and then a bus came to take us to Bow Valley Christian Church where we are staying. What an amazing COMPLEX. Bob and I found a private room and I am sure that most of the cyclists are pleased with their accommodations.
Bob just came back and has Louise with him. Nice to see her..Don just arrived. Great to see them!
posted by Unknown at 10:22 PM
1 Comments:
Hey Jill! Of COURSE I miss you! I've been following your blog - you're doing a great job with it. I've had a lot of customers in who have been reading it too. Catherine McGavney has been sending out periodic emails updating everyone on your progress. It's very cool to get to follow you across Canada.
How goes the struggle to keep the bad words from falling out of your mouth? Be strong, I know you can do it!
You should visit every quilt shop you can along the way. Do it guilt free, just please bring back some good ideas for fall.
Ride safely...
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