Blogs from Saskatchewan, Canada, North America - page 8

Left Brook 9.30am for our drive to Moose Jaw - Saskatchewan. There is not a lot to blog about this drive except to say it is a long drive on an open, flat highway with plain-lands everywhere you look. The sea of grains along the highway is sometimes interrupted by some dairy cattle or an oil drill but apart from that it is uneventful. The trans Canada highway through Saskatchewan is in good condition and used by big rigs as well as everyday vehicles. The Canada Pacific also follows this highway and we saw numerous freight trains carrying many carriages along on their journeys. The province of Saskatchewan is known as the "Land of the Living Skies". Most people use Saskatchewan as a way of getting to someplace else - which is exactly what we were ... read more

While I've learned several things on my journey home from Brandon, MB; the clearest one that sticks out to me the most is in some cases it truly IS the Destination vs. the journey that is the best part. I know, I know, "it's not the destination but the journey" is the usual one, but after driving for 10+ hours with only 2 pit stops for fuel in some of the most uninteresting sections Canada has to offer I have to disagree. I love road trips; whether solo or with friends, but having done this section of Canada a few times now I have to admit, I don't think a lot of people would notice if we just 'closed up SK" and move AB beside MB and shuffled a few people around:-) Sure Alberta is beautiful, ... read more

English version follows. Jours 12-13-14 Jour 12 - jeudi, le 11 juillet à 15h00, à Moosomin, Saskatchewan Très belle journée pour voyager. Je prend mon temps, j'arrête même sur des routes de service pour faire quelques photos. Je suis maintenant dans une autre province. Il faut reculer à nouveau d'une heure. Saskatchewan a adopté l'heure central standard et durant les mois d'été, ils ont la même heure que l'Alberta, et durant l'hiver, la même heure qu'au Manitoba. Au Saskatchewan, le produit cultivé est surtout le canola et non plus le blé comme auparavant. Pleins de champs jaunes, tout comme au Manitoba. J'aime beaucoup conduire en regardant les paysages. Pas tannée encore ! Les forêts et lacs de l'Ontario font déjà partie des souvenirs, et je ne suis pas encore habituée aux grands espaces des Prairies. Ça ... read more

Jacob and I are taking a year off to travel. We are not starting until after the first week in July, but we are getting ready. Here is the plan. We will start by loading our kayaks on the roof of the car and filling the back with all of our camping gear. We are heading East. Gary and Louise have graciously invited us to base camp with them in Ottawa. We'll make trips into Quebec and we are paddling down the Rideau with them at the end of July. Jake's dad and I are sharing him, so Jake will now leave to go to lake of the woods.I will move on to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Jake will rejoin me at some point. I will Kayak and camp as I go, leaving each ... read more

Okay, it's the night before we board the big bird and yes, we are totally pumped. Can't say its gonna be easy to get to sleep tonight, but probably should cause we'll be travelling a solid twenty four before we get to lay the heads down on a real pillow again when we arrive in Bangkok. And although I know it's gonna be a hot one there, I promise not to complain about the heat, cause I am leaving Saskatchewan's answer to the Arctic, and I'm not gonna lie, it feels real good.... read more