I'm sitting in a McDonald's in northern Calgary right now, just west of the airport. The flight was good, baggage was fine. I took my stuff out into some parking lot to begin the rebuilding process. It's pretty cool that you can assemble most of a bike with just an Allen wrench. I got everything put together and then ditched a large box and a suitcase that was once used in Haiti and got on my way. Only setback- a broken front brake. Some screw inside the brake is stripped, so I just unhooked it. Good thing Calgary is flat. And good thing bikes come with two wheels. It was a bit strange leaving an airport on a bike. Now I am 14km from my first warmshowers sleeping arrangement and a bike shop. A few thoughts: lots of Tim Hortons- cant wait. Calgary is flat- you can see the Canadian Rockies in the distance. And with my data plan what it is I might be doing a bit of stopping at McDonald's for free wifi.
Stopped at Bowcycle to get my brake fixed. As I was leaving the store a guy behind me said, "Alta, that's where my American family lives." We started chatting and his cousins all graduated from BYU and he gave me some advice on my trek towards Vancouver.
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| Dinner, courtesy of Ryan and Shawn Hearn. Pretty good cooking there. |
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| All of my stuff. I hope something special comes out of that box. |
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| Downtown Calgary, with Bow River. |
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