I thought of going to see great grandfather’s home town/grave in Cranbrook – but this would have added about 150 miles to today’s ride which would have made it a very long day. So I didn’t.
I rode on my own today – and it was nice just to focus on your own thoughts, where you want to stop and go and the speed you want to ride at. All in all a very pleasant days riding.
I like Alberta which at 255,290 sq miles (661,190 km²) to England’s (50,346 sq miles (130,395 km²) is five times the size of England – and we’ve ridden the length of it! Today, once out of the bustling tourist Area of Banff and slightly away from the Rockies (which constantly framed my view as I was riding down their east side in a southerly direction)., I rode through miles and miles of beautiful green, lush prairie with a sprinkling of ‘ranches’ and a lot of ‘steers’. To top it all the sky was blue and the temperature slowly rose to 30c.
The motel I’m in is ‘60s style but well kept and it’s in a beautiful spot just touching the Rockies with a massive lake. It’s in a National park which needless to say is very busy with tourists – but I can live with that. The American border is close by and tomorrow we go into Minnesota.
I should add that I’m going off Americans and Canadians – they keep talking to you regardless of what you’re doing or who you’re talking to, “Hi, where you from; where you going” and so on and so on. Constantly!