Day 12 Nisku to Wainwright

"Frog went a courting and he did ride uh-huh " (Bob Dylan )

After last night we slept a bit longer this morning and took until 9:45 am to get on the road. From the motel we rode east on Airport Road to Hy 21 then south to 617, which we hoped would go eastward right to Hy 14. Unfortunately it turned into a gravel road so we went south on 834 to 26 then east to Hy 14 near Kinsella. One of our options was stay in Irma but the tail wind was so nice that we continued on to Wainwright. We didn't start out to ride 212 km today but it happened. So many thanks to all who wished us good wind at our backs and prayed for good winds.

The morning started warmer and the temperature in the afternoon was probably the highest yet. We had sun and clouds but no rain. Just before we got to Kinsella we noticed that the leaves on the trees were showing nicely. I don't know if it is due to geography or time. Although today's pictures show straight roads and big fields, there are many small lakes and ponds. They all had lots of water fowl making me wonder if they are still migrating along the eastern Alberta flyway. Another thing we noticed was the croaking of the frogs wherever there was water.

There military exercises ongoing at the base here so we had to stay at Best Western. We probably would have stayed here anyway because they provide breakfast and a hot tub.