Saturday night was awesome because
Julia let me tag along to a Jazz Concert a the Banff Center with her
and her friends, Erin and Neil (both champion human beings). The Banff Center has all of these
amazing art programs and the Jazz director was leaving after 10 years
of being there so it was a tribute to Dave Douglas. Also in
attendence was Aoife O'Donavan who is a bluegrass/folk singer. She
dominated and I will admit I have a slight crush on her now. Super fun night. I love the bow valley and miss having
it in my back yard. Definitly one of the places I could live on this
planet.
Canmore to Calgary – 104 km
I ended up staying in Calgary with good friends of mine. I love visiting with the Ed and Elsbeth
and their children Greta and Erik. Els feeds me and Erik and Greta
are awesome. Its a great family. Ed and I did some "research" on an upcoming video game I might be working on so my afternoon was spent working on my dexterity and apparently it needs a lot of work as Ed kicked my ass all over the place. I am going to blame it on fatigue. Bill Hunt and his wife Eryn
Paterson came over for dinner with their kids, Ethan and Spencer (the
“I can do it” inventor). It was amazing to be surrounded by some
of the best people I know. Ed, Bill and I have hatched a plan for them to come out and ride with me from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay. I will keep you posted.
That night a bunch of people came out to the pub to say hello. It was awesome to see everyone and all the support makes this ride a lot easier. I ate everyones left overs and apparently that was entertaining...I was just hungry.
Here is what I learned yesterday:
- Wind is my friend.
- You don't ride out of the mountains...they spit you out.
- Calaway park is very unimpressive but great to see...means you are getting close.
- Riding in with no rain is so much better.
Calgary to Brooks - 192 kms total
Here is what I learned today.
- Hang gliders land in fields around Calgary after being towed up to 3000 feet and then riding thermals.
- After 4 days with no Tim Hortons I get the shakes.
- The prairies have a lot more bugs than the mountains and they all seem to really like me.
- If you forget to re apply sun screen and chamois cream you are going to have a bad time.
Beard report
- Hot damn this thing is itchy
- It makes putting on sun screen difficult
- bugs seem to get stuck in it like some sort of venus fly trap
- My friend Tim, who has the most manly beard I know suggested "The key, as I see it, is to abandon all thoughts that aren't about lumberjackin' or trappin' or moonshinin'." I took his advice today but I see no results. Maybe its because I know nothing about those professions.
duder- great to have you here in canmore- you're always welcome. the TM sticker is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteso great to meet you friend...spin safely! xoernie
ReplyDelete"The second star to the right, and straight on till morning."
ReplyDeleteSafe travels, Jordan. Sausages, golf and a beer in July!
-Brett