Trip 1: Entry 4 - Glenboro, MB

After my last post, I was able to continue on to just 10kms short of the manitoba border. A 305 km day. Yesterday was not so great, with gusty side/head winds in the afternoon, shoulderless highways, my second flat and more butt pain.

At the turn off (from the Trans-Canada) for Carberry, I decided to stop fighting the winds and took a right south on hwy 5 towards a park area. My thinking is/was that I might even look at the option of taking hwy 11 south of Lake of the Woods rather than 17, which is all I've ever taken. This would add miles, but I would get to see some new land. It would also mean cutting through the US for about 60kms, but I have my birthcertificate and driver's license, so this is feasible. I was also sick of being on the trans-canada with so much traffic coming so close in already gusty conditions.

However, as I limped my last few kms, even with a tailwind, I realized my butt really needs more time without me on it. This morning I slept in (glorious) and rode the last few kms to this hamlet (40kms south of TC). The timing with the long weekend isn't great, but I may stay somewhere close to here for a few days and let this stuff clear up. I'll worry about how to recover from this in terms of a June 3rd wedding I need to attend later. I see some Greyhound time in my future.

While this is extremely frustrating (my legs and their recovery are excellent), there is still plenty of time for this to all work out. If I can get past the butt issues, then I'm quite confident the rest of me can meet the challenge.

I'll let you know how things go.