{"id":191,"date":"2015-05-16T17:42:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T21:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.7hannahs.net\/wordpress\/?p=191"},"modified":"2015-05-16T17:42:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-16T21:42:59","slug":"191","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.7hannahs.net\/wordpress\/acrosscanada\/2015\/05\/16\/191\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 14 – Medicine Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 14 – Medicine Hat, AB (May 16, 2015)<\/p>\n

I left Brooks with almost no wind and for the first hour or so made relatively good time. \u00a0After that the wind picked up but I managed to make the most of it with a good rhythm that kept me from getting too frustrated with the lack of speed; stand-up, sit down with my hand on the bars, sit down upright with the hands on the risers, and repeat every 15 minutes or so.<\/p>\n

I decided I’d stop at Suffield. \u00a0I think it was the only stop between Brooks and Medicine Hat so it was a no-brainer. I almost missed it. I have to remember that if there is a clump of trees with a number of buildings that’s likely the town.<\/p>\n

I had the worst burger for years in Suffield. As I was leaving the cook who was taking a smoke break asked me how the burger was. I lied and he smirked. I can say with some surprise that it didn’t make me sick.<\/p>\n

The wind abated as I approached Medicine Hat. I think it may have reversed. It was as if Medicine Hat sucked me in to a vortex.\u00a0\u00a0 In the last hour I made very good time.<\/p>\n

I stayed at Best Western in Medicine Hat. It was more than I wanted to pay but the campground looked a bit sketchy. The receptionists were nice. Not knowing whether the bike would fit in a normal room they gave me a suite for the same price. \u00a0I don’t fully appreciate a suite but I appreciated the place to shower and sleep. I would be happy with a place to<\/p>\n

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Ralph the bike ready for a bath in the suite. 4:04 pm 2015\/05\/15<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Some Pronghorn. They were much closer to the road when I first saw them but something spooked them. Perhaps I looked like a hunter in my orange raid coat. 11:07 am 2015\/05\/15<\/div><\/div>
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Prairies and the bike. 12:01 pm 2015\/05\/15<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Prairies and the bike. 12:05 pm 2015\/05\/15<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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