Day 15: Winnipeg - Brian Dupuis

Our day started off according to plan from the Meadowlark Campground in Brandon. Unfortunately, things didn't go as smoothly as we would've liked throughout the rest of the day.

Before we started this trip we were told that winds prevail from the west. Haha.
 Winds have been blowing from the east for five of the past six days. Today was no exception. The weather forecast for Winnipeg looked like this:

 Going into a headwind all day again felt like putting my soul into a blender. We spent most of our day just trying to move forward by spinning in our lowest gear. Average speed of 14.4km/hr. It made for a long day on the bike. By the end of the day my bike seat felt like a pinecone.

 Brief walking increased our average speed.    

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 Although this was as fast as we could go, it was not fast enough to make it to the edge of Winnipeg before dark. We biked a total of 138km today, and had to bail on the last 45km. Not ideal, but there was nothing we could do about it. Instead of taking a rest day in Kenora, we will be staying an extra day Winnipeg. This is because the weather forecast is calling for strong east winds and more rain tomorrow.  It'll also give us a chance to make up the 45km we missed today.

Claire