Day 18. Saskatoon to Chamberlain. May 15. 170 km.

We knew that this would be a day with a tailwind so we put on as much distance as our bodies would allow. Accordingly, we peddled to Davidson and refueled at a Subway restaurant and then reserved a room at the Shotz on 11 hotel in Chamberlain. We made decent time as we covered 170 km by 4 PM. The afternoon wind pushed us along nicely.

The hotel is a throwback to an earlier day with only six rooms. The rooms are not en suite and not large. Nevertheless the place is very clean and the food is good.

They are predicting strong headwinds tomorrow so we have set our sights lower. It may take us two days to cover the hundred km to Regina.

Our original plan was to take the Yellowhead all the way to Portage la Prairie. In Saskatoon, we changed to going via Regina because it is a four lane highway which we thought would be safer. A good portion of the way had a wide paved shoulder. I know that Hwy 16 east of Saskatoon is just two lanes and can be narrow and lacks a paved shoulder in places. Overall we think that we made the right decision by taking Hwy 11 down to Hwy 1 in Regina.