29/08/10 Gleichen - Calgary

We finally got to Calgary! I think it was about time we were done with the prairies. It was raining all day but luckily the wind was in our back. We got to Calgary where Justin, a friend of Xavier, was waiting for us. We had received a call from Thomas and Marc, two Montrealers that are crossing the country west to east. We called them and decided to go for a beer. But before SHOWER TIME! We havn't showered for 10 days.The good part is that it's been cold these days so we always had a couple layers to hide the smell. We look for a bar, but it seems like the city center of Calgary is pretty dead on this Sunday night. We end up in Justin's usual hangout and we eat a million mini burgers. Not a million but close. Four cyclists can swallow a lot of food.

C'est une très belle rencontre que de voir nos compatriotes qui font un voyage totalement différent du notre mais tout aussi palpitant. Et puis ca nous donne vraiment hâte d'aller dans les rocheuses. Mais avant on a bien besoin d'un peu de repos et de se décrotter. On revient au condo épuisé mais heureux, ce soir on couchera pas dans une tente, il y aura pas d'humidité et il  aura même une toilette. Des fois ca fait du bien un peu de confort. On va passer une petite semaine ici.

Distance: 95 km