Well the day got off to a bit of a bleak start. It was lightly raining and 7 degrees when we left Red Deer this morning. Good thing we planned this trip for the summer. I wouldn't want to do this thing when we were cold and wet. Oh wait a minute........
As I have said before, one of the things about our trip that truly amazes me is the speed at which the landscape changes. Yesterday we were standing on glaciers and today, the topographical highlight of the morning was this
Pretty far cry from the mountains, but if you are a flat-lander like we are, this is just as beautiful. It was really quite an uneventful ride other than it was cold. And damp. And did I mention cold? That reminds me. I will have to figure out a way to introduce the Saskatchewan Minister of Goat Paths and Cart Trails to his counterpart in Alberta. Yes I know they have more money over there in the land of oil, but come on. Gravel highways?
Late afternoon saw us checking into our hotel for the night. Lets just say the interior decor was, uh, interesting. Watch out for the hallway gnomes!
We spent the evening catching up and telling stories. It seemed like we had just barely arrived, when we noticed our time was getting late, and we had to start saying our goodbyes. Tomorrow is a little ambitious, we hope to get from Saskatoon, through Yorkton, and on to Brandon, so we need to get a decent night's sleep. Wish us luck and we will talk to you then.
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