25   Wednesday, September 24   Portage la Prairie, MB

The roads didn't let up at all. Luckily, I had a good
wind at my back almost all day (no, strike that... a
*brilliant* wind), but I'm still amazed I made as good
time as I did. Still, the last 15mi into town were in
the dark, something I won't do again until I'm on better
roads. The shoulders still being loose gravel, I had to
ride on the roadway. Riding a bike down the middle of a
freeway after dark, headlight or no, was the most
harrowing thing I have yet done. I was tempted for a
while to suffer the gravel all the way in, but after
losing yet another tyre to it, I decided the roadway
was the lesser of the two evils. Now that aside, the day
was pretty good. I slept well last night, which was
welcome. BTW, while I remember it, if you're ever in
Brandon, a good place to eat is "Huggy's" at 10th and
Princess. At a pizza, side dish and coke (free refills)
for $7, it's a god deal. And their nachos are brilliant.
(though admittedly, I'm still paying for the jalapeņos
on mine :)