The talking point of the day was another bad road with heavy traffic, the number 10.
Reportedly, Isabel was riding in the middle of the lane of this two-lane 100 km/h highway and nearly caused an accident. This triggered a visit from the RCMP. Rick and Graham also got some trouble from a "tough" guy in a truck towing a trailer of horses, who pulled over to tell Graham he was a sexually active mentally handicapped person (but not in those words). Ilan and I stayed out of trouble but did get more honks in that 30 km stretch than on the entire trip so far.
Aside from that unpleasant 30 km, it was a lovely day in the prairies. My shiny white arm covers performed well, keeping the sun off my arms while feeling cool in the 30 plus degree heat. We stopped in a nice town called Fort D'Apelle for a burger and rolled into the campsite at around 4. I felt pretty good considering the heat and the length of the ride (150 km). I think the rest day did a lot of good.
On Main Street in Melville, there was this cool statue dedicated to E. J. Motter, who founded one of the first shops in the town, a heating and plumbing business that his family ran from 1908 to 1979.
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