The Nomads

Left Eagle Valley Park Campground, Maple Creek Saskatchewan

Temps: 25C

Sunny and Warm

We were on the road around eleven after I went through a panic attack and near meltdown upon discovering I had lost or misplaced my passport along with my credit card, and $200 US in American express checks.

I rushed to put a hold on the card but couldn’t do anything about the checks until I had the series numbers. ….tomorrow!

Same ol’ same old as far as scenery goes; it didn’t change from yesterday, except get a bit more tedious…and the same gusty horrible crosswind right through until late afternoon.

We gave up around six thirty and set up in the Fieldstone Campground in Moosomin Sask. Right near the border with Manitoba for the night.

Bugs, bugs, bugs….!!

Kilometres - Daytrip: 634 km total: 27,254

Gas: $58.40

Lodging: Fieldstone campground, Moosomin, Saskatchewan

Happy New Brunswick Day!

Left Sylvan Lake, Alberta
Temps: 25C
Sunny and Warm

We had a leisurely morning drinking coffee and chatting with Matt and Brandi before leaving. We hit the road around noon as they prepared to do the same to return to their work in Firebag, north of Fort McMurray.

I thought the gusty windy ride from Red Deer to Calgary was bad but it got even worse through southern Alberta and didn’t let up even in Saskatchewan! We were buffeted and hammered all day long and at times we were getting choked by our helmet chin straps as the gusts tried to tear our helmets off. Way too many times the bike was pushed sideways clear across the median into the other lane and I had to be constantly vigilant not to get near the middle of my lane if there was any vehicle in sight in the other lane so as not to get blown over at an inopportune moment! I had to maintain a ten degree lean to track a straight line and when the gust would unexpectantly let up I would shoot across to the rumble strip!

The scenery went from quasi interesting low softly rolling hills to flat and drab in as much time as it takes to say it.

Without the gusty conditions as a constant unrelenting threat we might have passed out from boredom.

We called it quits at around seven and pulled into the Eagle Valley Campground in Maple Creek Saskatchewan. They had no sites left but made us a deal for a flat grassy spot big enough for our tent!

Kilometres - Daytrip: 574 km total: 26,620

Gas: $42.75

Lodging: Eagle Valley ParkMaple Creek Saskatchewan campground,