We had a beer and the owner made us their mixed drink specialty called The Paralyzer that included vodka, khalua, milk, and coke. It sounds pretty gross but was surprisingly good.
We met Pearl, a real life cowgirl who makes her living 'riding herd'. I've never met anyone who wears spurs!
Sam seemed to like hanging out with some Harleys.
We camped in an open field by what used to be the library and ate dinner on the library steps. Lionel, the town drunk, came by to chat and gave us a bunch of food and ten dollars. He told us that a house in town had just sold for $18,000 and the taxes were $120/ year on it.
Piapot used to be a happening town but is now falling into disrepair. No wonder houses are this cheap!
There is an ice hockey rink, a curling rink, a veterans' lodge, and an Elks lodge, all of which are seemingly abandoned.
Some people came by and showed us the almost invisible path to the overgrown town cenotaph that we would have never seen if they hadn't shown it to us.
Pretty ironic.
Today, we battled a stiff headwind all morning. It eased off and gave us some showers for a while but it has now cleared up. It was a long 70 miles. Tomorrow, we continue east.
-- Post From My iPhone
Location:11 Ave NW,Swift Current,Canada
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