Here, as most places on the prairies, we could see evidence of the recent flooding.
Most of these new water features are already populated with ducks and the like. One particular kind of bird (mostly black coloured) makes its nests around these little lakes and is very protective, swooping and squeaking at us as we ride through its territory.
Graham had some drama today when his rear derailleur got caught in his spokes and was catastrophically damaged.
He got a drive to the campsite and will try to get it replaced in Brandon tomorrow.
Ilan and I were riding together yet again. We've developed a system now whereby we take 10 km turns leading and pointing out obstacles. Whoever is riding behind tries to save as much energy as possible using the draft. Depending on the wind direction, this could mean riding directly behind or to either side of the leader. This is more mentally tiring than riding alone but I am starting to get used to it.
We set a fast pace for the conditions today - maybe too fast for me at times but of course I was too proud to say anything. For supper I stuffed myself with perogies, bean salad, pasta salad and cheesecake and quickly fell into a near coma. Despite the time zone change I am more than ready to go to sleep at 9:15.
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Cool - you look very Mondrian in that shirt Landon, especially since you are a flat canvas!
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