Chaplin, SK to King's Campground in Regina, SK

Last night was a trip. Evening pelaton concluded that Saturday would be a hard head wind. I got the idea to set out last night, Friday night to avoid the head winds. This idea meant missing sleep, breakfast, and all tour support. William wasn't in on it and nor did the few people around me sound keen on the idea. Then Caleb showed up. I walked over to him, already in his sleeping bag. I suggested the idea to him and he took on. He started getting out of his sleeping bag and I was surprised! I asked him if he was really in on going; he replied in good manner, "what does it look like I'm doing?".
So Caleb and I prepared to leave camp in Chaplin and head out last night, Friday night. We packed long pants and long sleeves, I packed the hammock. With full support from the tour manager, Ed Witvoet, Caleb and I got better maps and ideas of where to stop. My dad on the other hand wasn't so keen on the overnight idea.
Right from the get go I was excited and full of energy. Caleb and I rode along as the light became dim and eventually dark around 11pm. Without Caleb's front white light the ride would have been more of a danger. Traffic slowed and the temperature dropped. Without the pressure of other riders, we stopped whenever we wanted to rest our bums, put on the meager clothing we packed, or water the plants along the roadway.
We stopped in Moose Jaw for a more major stop and some food. We went to McDonald's, myself getting two ice cream cones while Caleb got real food; this was about 1:30am. We rode on to Belle Plaine where we stopped for some shut eye. After sleeping a little over an hour the cold temperatures kept us both awake and we decided to ride on. Fog was semi thick and the temperature was about 10°C, a damp cold 10°C. We made our way into Southwest Regina at about 6am. We used the bathroom at a Days Inn, walked to Tim Hortons, and then went back to Days Inn to enjoy a free breakfast. Caleb ate light but I had eight pancakes, three cheese omelettes, two sausage links, a muffin, and a yogurt. We caught more sleep in a city park, went to a few bike shops, and a skate shop before going into camp. We were, no surpise, the first ones into camp.

Time: 8hr 6min
Trip: 172.5km
Avg: 21.2km/hr
Max 45.9km/hr


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