http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Yorkton/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , Saskatchewan , Yorkton en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:02:44 BST Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:02:44 BST Hi everyone This is all very exciting A first of many things first MSc. first backpacking trip coming up in a matter of hours and of course first blog entry. My parents are seeing me off on a jet plane early Saturday morning destination Vancouver. I imagine it'll be a bittersweet goodbye mixed with excitement as well as apprehension. I will miss all my friends and family very much and plan http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Yorkton/blog-311942.html Our first day off on the road We had a relaxing afternoon in Yorkton. Hainsworth swam laps and Blais Del Campo and Ramsden checked out the only movie playing in town Cloverfield a forgettable movie that is a Godzilla Blair Witch blend. We all visited the laundromat later then went for dinner at the York House Restaurant. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Yorkton/blog-244975.html Today was our twoshow day in the Yorkton High School. Itrsquos a spirited school with a great athletic program great band and music spaces and a real theatre Sheila our contact served us hot Tim Hortonrsquos coffee and muffins. MmmmWe visited Free Trade Coffee for lunch and cheesecake then did our second show in the school theatre. The evening was filled with waterpark and Harvest http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Yorkton/blog-244973.html We performed this morning in Waywayseccapo and had some residents from the Kesay reserve attending. Then we packed ourselves back into the van and SUV for the 2 hour drive to Yorkton SK. Our motel is right across the street from an indoor recreation centre which features a waterpark. Hot tub steam room sauna wave pool diving boardsmdashyou name it. A leisurely drive through the town http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Yorkton/blog-244971.html PLEASE NOTE YOU CAN READ THE JOURNALS FROM THE BEGINNING BY CLICKING ON SMALL PICTURE TITLED THE NOWLAN AND DORE FAMILY. ALSO IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THE BLOG PLEASE PASS ALONG THEIR EMAIL TO US OR HAVE THEM SUBSCRIBE THEMSELVES. Can someone please explain why every year during the hottest week of summer the vacuum hose that the controls the heating and cooling vents in my http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Yorkton/blog-193777.html Happy Canada DaySunday 1 July 2007Today dawned cool but with definite potential to get warmer as the day progressed so I took Silver rode towards Kamsack on highway 8. Even though it was a quiet day for commercial transport vehicles there were still quite a few holidayseekers out in their RVrsquos or pickup trucks pulling boats or mobile homes just booting it up the highway trying get http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Yorkton/blog-189676.html Veregin VereginMonday 2 July 2007The intention for me today was to bike via the Trans Canada Trail TCT from Kamsack to Veregin. The route is nicely mapped out on the Trails Saskatchewan website it seemed like it would be pretty easy to follow. Bob was going to find a place to walk with Panna in the morning perhaps ldquoscout aheadrdquo for Duck Mountain Provincial Park where we plan http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Yorkton/blog-178239.html Half halfSaturday 30 June 2007We woke up to a very rainy morning although by the time wersquod finished breakfast it had stopped. Therersquos an ldquoecological reserverdquo within walking distance of the motel so I decided to go there with Panna for part of my exercise. As there are no sidewalks to the place we cut across the parking lot of a large indoor poolsports complex and l http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Yorkton/blog-178237.html