August 2019

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Churning out the miles

I decided that I would just try and churn out the miles over the next few days to get to my mates place in Nova Scotia.  Darren and Leslie live in a small Lobster fishing village called Pubnico – both are retired now but I used to work with Darren (Fechy) years ago down in […]

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Frozen solid

After my long ride the day before I wake up sore and slow to get going (I can just hear everyone saying that’s normal for me).  I am no rush though as I only have to ride 300 klms to get to Calgary where I have booked an Airbnb.  With the temp being so cold […]

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Border Control

A massive storm wakes me up at 4:15 am and it has everything including hail.  I can’t get back to sleep so I get up and pack up all of my gear.  Its still belting down with rain so I have breakfast and play a waiting game for it to clear. Shelly is up early […]

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Chadron – Nebraska

It’s time to move on from Spearfish so I pack up my stuff and have breakfast.  I lift the blinds in my bedroom and find a small herd of wild deer grazing right outside the window – I take a short video of them. I sneak upstairs to have breakfast and try not to wake […]

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Sturgis

I pull up outside my next stay and I can’t believe it.  The house is on top of the mountain and has magnificent views of the valley and Spearfish.  A fair improvement on the tent; The house is owned by Pam and her husband Greg.  Pam was a school teacher in Alaska for many years […]

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Ride to Spearfish

After a good nights sleep I am up early and get sorted for the days ride to Coeur d’ Alene in Idaho.  I will be staying a few days with Dan and his wife Brenda.  Both are Police Officers – Dan works for the Spokane County Sheriffs Department and Brenda the Post Falls PD.   The […]

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