{"id":262,"date":"2016-05-03T00:21:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T00:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jwstworldbicycletour.com\/?p=262"},"modified":"2016-05-03T00:21:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T00:21:52","slug":"may-2nd-whitecourt-ab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwstworldbicycletour.com\/?p=262","title":{"rendered":"May 2nd, Whitecourt, AB"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hello everyone!<\/div>\n
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I am sitting at the Sagitawah campground outside of Whitecourt, AB. It has wifi,so I thought I’d take a moment to quickly update the blog.<\/div>\n
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\nAs of today, I have biked 1430 miles, and spent 31 days on the road. The world bike tour is now officially 10% complete! For the most part, the fears that I had about my body not holding together have proven to be unfounded. My legs feel good and my stomach problems have all but disappeared. My energy level is a bit lower than I would like, but I suspect that has something to do with being 55.<\/div>\n
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\"logs\"

An enormous stack of logs in Drayton Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nWe left Drayton Valley and biked to a campground in Mayerthorpe, and then today biked to Whitecourt. (Today\u00a0I set a tour speed record of 36.6 mph going down a hill). In general, the past two days have been completely unremarkable–unless you count the absolutely beautiful farm land and country side.<\/div>\n
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\"River\"

A river near Entwistle<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Hills\"

Rolling hills<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nI took a look at the schedule and realized that all of the stops were spaced just between the population centers–not a good idea if you are looking for campgrounds. So, I decided to sacrifice a rest day in favor of two short biking days (less than 30 miles) so the stopping points would coincide with the cities. As such, today was only a 27 mile ride.<\/div>\n
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\nSince the start of the Al-Can highway is only 300 miles from here, the number of members of WarmShowers.org is increasing. (Warm Showers is a network of people willing to host cycle tourists!) I’ve got several inquiries in and hope to stay in multiple homes from here on out.<\/div>\n
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Tomorrow’s destination is Fox Creek, and from there it is on to a campground on Sturgeon Lake. That’s all for now…<\/div>\n
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\nScott<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone! I am sitting at the Sagitawah campground outside of Whitecourt, AB. It has wifi,so I thought I’d take a moment to quickly update the blog. As of today, I have biked 1430 miles, and spent 31 days on the road. The world bike tour is now officially 10% complete! For the most part,
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