Day 21, July 10, Moosomin to Virden

I woke up a couple of times during the night swatting mosquitoes. Somehow the passenger side door opened while I was sleeping-creepy.

The headwind was strong today. It felt like we were back in Lethbridge riding to Monarch and back. We were only going between 12-18km/h. Our goal was to ride to Brandon, but the headwind was too strong. We decided to rack our bikes and drive to Brandon to have dinner at Tastee’s Ice Cream and Grill. Also, I needed a new tent.

Bob Cooney hooked us up with the owner of Tastee’s, Kathy Crossin. She made us a fantastic meal on the house. She offered to have us pitch our tents in her backyard of her house in Shilo. We gratefully accepted.

Allan and Vanessa are staying in the house because of a severe thunderstorm warning. I want to test out the new tent, so I’m staying outside. We ended up talking to Kathy until 1:00am about pretty much anything. She was incredibly accommodating, and made us feel right at home. Thanks Kathy!