Day 15 Saskatoon to Viscount

"They call the wind Mariah" (Jim Ed Brown)  I called it many other things today.

Today started really well with a nice clean ride out of Saskatoon via Circle Drive. On the way we crossed a river whose picture is attached; grandchildren what is the name of the river? The temperature was pleasant and the winds were gentle. As we made the turn eastward leaving the city we faced a moderate headwind. It grew in strength and then about noon it became very strong and then it us crossways from the north, 40 kph gusting to 60 kph. Eventually Gramie and I couldn't handle the turbulence of the passing freight trucks and we had to walk long stretches of the road. By late afternoon we realized that we had to stop soon because the north wind brought low temperatures. We checked in at Colonsay and found that the hotel was temporarily closed. So we had to ride and walk to Viscount where we got a hotel room and a meal. These small town hotels  (here and in Cut Knife ) had a common room with kitchen facilities.  We hope that tomorrow treats us kinder.

Distance today 84 km.