Ride For Rand : Day 38 - Regina to Grenfell, SK

I woke up early in the morning because I wanted to get as far as I could before the weather changed and I was in the rain again.

First I was riding my bike down one of the main trails to get back onto the number 1 Highway and my cousin Amy passed me! I was super excited to see her as she drove on her way to work. For some reason, though, I was having trouble with my odometer. I'd gone around 10 km but it wasn't registering my speed or distance. I decided to deal with this problem when I got to Tim Hortons.

So I get to Tim Hortons and eat my breakfast and try to adjust my odometer but it wasn't simple problem to fix. Before I knew it I was looking up how to fix it through the instruction manual and in the process I accidentally reset my odometer. I ended up going to London Drugs to buy a new battery. Fortunately I know how far I had gone up until this point:

I had ridden 2500 kilometers. After passing the Rocky Mountains I did at least 14000 m of altitude gain. My top speed was 71.2 kilometers per hour.

The wind was really gusting and eventually the wind brought the clouds in and it became rainy. I was riding in the in the wind and the rain for what felt like hours. It was starting to get dark and I passed a very small town called Grenfell, Saskatchewan. There was a small motel and something drew me to it. I decided to go inside to see if they will give me a good price. Normally I wouldn't expect to be able to stay in a motel because my budget can't really afford it under normal circumstances, but it had been raining all night and day, and I felt like I needed a little bit of respite from the wind, cold and rain. To my surprise when I began to chat with the owner of the motel I discovered that they were a family from South Korea where I used to live teaching English. I explained my situation and his wife opened the sliding door and offered me a good price to stay the night. I will be forever thankful for their kindness. In addition to this, she offered me one of my favorite Korean dishes called ddakbokeumtang. I was really happy that I could stay the night in Grenfell Saskatchewan.

In total I cycled 140k