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<\/a>Back to Saskatchewan!<\/p><\/div>\n
Jody ran the deli Friday night and I was so hungry by that point that I didn’t think to photograph my dinner until I was halfway through:<\/p>\n
<\/a>the remains of my Friday dinner<\/p><\/div>\n
It was coming onto 9PM when we hit Swift Current, and Gary was beat, so we pulled into the Walmart for the night.<\/p>\n
Jody made up for the previous night’s late dinner with this breakfast:<\/p>\n
<\/a>breakfast Saturday!<\/p><\/div>\n
Complemented by oranges, coffee, and yoghurt. I have been well fed since landing in Lethbridge! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n
<\/a>Gary and Jody’s rig; much shorter than mine!<\/p><\/div>\n
We pushed on eastward through Moose Jaw, the Qu’Appelle valley, and then we skirted around Regina before heading north. The roads were so bad I thought we would be launched into orbit!<\/p>\n
I was put on deli duty and discovered that is not easy to make a sandwich in a moving vehicle. Notice how smooshed my lunch is:<\/p>\n
<\/a>lunch Saturday (made by me!)<\/p><\/div>\n
We passed through the town of Engelfeld, which hosts an annual pig roast to raise money for charity.<\/p>\n
<\/a>the Englefeld pig<\/p><\/div>\n
I really enjoyed this drive; there is just something about the Prairies that awes me.<\/p>\n
We arrived in Humboldt in late afternoon where I was introduced to my hosts and was settled into a guest bedroom. We were served a very yummy dinner and then my hosts took us out to see the sights. I think that might actually have been more for my benefit. I’m very thankful!<\/p>\n
The first thing we saw were pelicans! I had no idea you could find pelicans this far north! Unfortunately, they were super off in the distance and even my trusty zoom wasn’t able to get a good shot of one.<\/p>\n
<\/a>pelicans!<\/p><\/div>\n
We then went to Waldsea Lake. Saskatchewan has been very wet the last few years and there has been a lot of problems with flooding and rising waters. So, this lake, which used to have a nice day use area and lots of cottages around it, was allowed to spill out from its berm. The cottages were all moved to a temporary holding area and will be relocated. The road to the lake just… ends.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Waldsea Lake<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Waldsea Lake<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>cottages pulled from the shores of Waldsea Lake<\/p><\/div>\n
We then drove around Humboldt a bit so I could get a feel for the layout, seeing some of the major stores, the schools, hospitals, etc. The town is almost full-service and has a population of 6,000.<\/p>\n
Before heading back, our hosts pulled into the drive-thru at McDonalds to treat everyone to shakes. This drive-thru has to be unique since it has an alley cutting right through it!<\/p>\n
We ended the evening with a dice game that was very quick to learn. Beginner’s luck was not with me!<\/p>\n
I was the first one up Sunday morning and I took the time to get some work done. I had internet through my USB modem, but it was a very sloooow connection. It seems like Dawson City has better cell coverage than does rural Saskatchewan!<\/p>\n
Once we were all up we had a HUGE brunch. I didn’t even want to think about food until early evening!<\/p>\n
The afternoon was a bit lazy and I caught up on my reading.<\/p>\n
Late afternoon, friends and family showed up for a bonfire and wiener roast. What a perfect day for that; we’d hit the mid 20s, with sunshine!<\/p>\n
Before dinner, I was taught how to play a gruesome Saskatchewanese game of Russian origin called Bunnock<\/a>, or Bones. Originally played with horse hooves, this cross between bowling and curling is now often played with plastic bone replicas. I was quite good!<\/p>\n After that, a little boy wanted me to go with him to check out the barn cat’s hideout. There, he discovered tiny kittens no more than a couple of weeks old. They were so cute; no bigger than a mouse, with eyes still shut.<\/p>\n For dinner, I learned how to roast hot dogs over an open fire. Or, rather, how not to. The first one was a tad burnt. \ud83d\ude00 I also enjoyed some burnt marshmallows, but that was on purpose. Marshmallows just aren’t worth eating if they haven’t been set on fire first.<\/p>\n We ended the night chatting around a campfire. One person showed up with a mini marshmallow thrower and I got to learn how to use that. I was a natural, hitting my target (Gary) with my one and only attempt.<\/p>\n The evening wound up around 11. Everyone seemed intent on sleeping in Monday, so I stayed up late to finish a book. Of course, everyone else changed their mind and I was the last one up!<\/p>\n Our hosts live on remote lake-side acreage that is partially flooded right now. Access to the house is through a narrow causeway. When Gary awoke to rain, he was worried we’d get flooded out, so that propelled the early start to the day.<\/p>\n my hosts’ causeway<\/p><\/div>\n We were fed another ginormous brunch and then it was time to hit the road, sometime in mid-morning. We drove straight through to Gary’s workplace, stopping only to get fuel and use the bathroom. We were all stuffed from breakfast and only lightly snacked all day.<\/p>\n This was an awesome weekend. Thank you!<\/p>\n LOTS more pictures below!<\/p>\n driving over the edge of the world?<\/p><\/div>\n Yup, the earth is definitely flat!<\/p><\/div>\n Back to Saskatchewan!<\/p><\/div>\n the remains of my Friday dinner<\/p><\/div>\n Saskatchewan sunset<\/p><\/div>\n Saskatchewan sunset<\/p><\/div>\n breakfast Saturday!<\/p><\/div>\n Gary and Jody’s rig; much shorter than mine!<\/p><\/div>\n weird 5er seen in Swift Current<\/p><\/div>\n Jody made me believe that’s snow. It’s actually salt!<\/p><\/div>\n more salt<\/p><\/div>\n entering Moose Jaw<\/p><\/div>\n the Moose Jaw moose<\/p><\/div>\n lunch Saturday (made by me!)<\/p><\/div>\n Qu’Appelle valley<\/p><\/div>\n Qu’Appelle valley<\/p><\/div>\n the Englefeld pig<\/p><\/div>\n Englefeld<\/p><\/div>\n driving over a causeway; there wasn’t always water on both sides<\/p><\/div>\n driving over a causeway; there wasn’t always water on both sides<\/p><\/div>\n driving over a causeway; there wasn’t always water on both sides<\/p><\/div>\n pelicans!<\/p><\/div>\n pelicans!<\/p><\/div>\n pelicans!<\/p><\/div>\n pelicans! (just squint)<\/p><\/div>\n dramatic sky<\/p><\/div>\n dramatic sky<\/p><\/div>\n Waldsea Lake<\/p><\/div>\n Waldsea Lake<\/p><\/div>\n Waldsea Lake<\/p><\/div>\n cottages pulled from the shores of Waldsea Lake<\/p><\/div>\n cottages pulled from the shores of Waldsea Lake<\/p><\/div>\n cottages pulled from the shores of Waldsea Lake<\/p><\/div>\n caboose in Humboldt<\/p><\/div>\n Humboldt cemetery<\/p><\/div>\n Humboldt Elementary School (looks like an insane asylum)<\/p><\/div>\n dramatic sky<\/p><\/div>\n dramatic sky<\/p><\/div>\n home of the local plumber, who apparently charges $10,000 for a toilet \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n dramatic sky<\/p><\/div>\n dramatic sky<\/p><\/div>\n my hosts’ causeway<\/p><\/div>\n my hosts’ causeway<\/p><\/div>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>