ROUTE 66 (DAY 25)

It was a nice crisp morning and Ged had  already walked Bear and was out doing a little extra hedge trimming. We had a cup of coffee and then it was time to kick it into gear. I shaved, showered, packed and was on my way. Ged snapped this shot just before I left.

The sky was a sun cloud mix which persisted all day. The one thing I noticed about the prairies is the sky. It is huge and seems to go forever. You can look up at any time and see the weather you currently have as well as what you had and also what's coming your way. The landscape is mostly flat and the highway straight. When you see a train you can see the the entire train, from the engine to the caboose, because there's nothing to obstruct your view.
There are a few cattle ranches but mostly hay and canola farms on massive acreages. The canola fields are this incredible bright mustard yellow. The plants are harvested and pressed to extract the oil.

Here I am at the end of the day relaxing next to the camper with my vodka tonic on the trailer tongue beside me.

Sitting there I was admiring my bike in the evening sun so I took a photo. My Street Glide is a sweet ride.

For over a week now I've had no rain and lots of warm sunshine but my luck is changing. The forecast for tomorrow is rain so I will need to dig out my rain gear.

I had a 300 mile day today and got to Swift Current, Saskatchewan around 3:00 pm. Normally I would keep riding but I figured, why push myself? If I continue to make such  good time I should be back home in Bracebridge by Thursday, Friday at the latest.