Evening Day 5 and Day 6 ---- Almost There!!

 Well after the annoying delay in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada we happily went on our way.  We remained calm about the delays but were both pretty tired when we decided to stop for gas.  Now the highways in Canada are not like those in the States --- there aren’t many gas stations in between towns and some towns are so small there isn’t one, so when we see one that looks like it is easy to get in and out with the motorhome we stop.  We thought we were being proactive in getting gas early.  We pulled into the pumps and neither one of us saw the chains hanging down from the rail.  After we heard the clang, we realized we had to back out and pull in on the other side….well you can’t back up a motorhome with a tow car very easily, so we had to stop and unhook the car and move both of them.  That wouldn’t have been so bad, Bill is so good at it but there was a vehicle with three guys and a dog in the only spot we could fit through.  It was like a “Candid Camera” skit --- they did everything you can imagine.  They all 3 went into the store, tied their dog up and fed him outside the store, put in a can of something in the gas tank, then started pumping the gas.  They all three took turns going in and out of the store.  It finally looked as if they were done and then they went in to get ice, opened the back end of the SUV and started arranging things in the back.  Untied the dog and emptied his water and food dish, put him in the car and we thought “alright!”.  Then 2 of them got back out of the vehicle and went back into the store and then rearranged things in the back of the vehicle again!!  By this time I began to think they were doing it just to see if they could irritate us.  Bill wants to know who has been praying for us to have patience.  Seriously we were at that stop for over 1 hr and we didn’t even need gas at that point.

We finally came to a stopping point at a WalMart in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.  I can say we were glad to be off the roads for the night even though we had hoped to get a little farther down the road.  We decided to make an early start of it the next morning and were on the road by 7:15AM.  We were so proud of ourselves and had high expectations for the day.  We were headed for the library in Vegreville, Alaberta, Canada where we could get some free wi-fi.  Again not as easy to find as in the USA.  We do not have internet service while we are in Canada --- it was ridiculously expensive for only 10 megs of data, which would last us a day or two maybe .  We did check e-mail and update the blog before heading back down the road.  Now we are making really good progress and have made our plans for stopping tonight and then a truck pulls up next to us in horrendous traffic in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and honks.  After I roll down the window he tells me that the back tire on the PT Cruiser is wobbling.  Bill had taken it in to have the tires checked and rotated before we left Michigan and we were not aware of anything happening on our trip thus far.   So we continue out of Edmonton and head for a town that puts us a little closer to Dawson Creek and make an appt with Kal Tire for 7:30 AM Friday 6/25.  Here’s to a blessed day tomorrow – we should be in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada by a decent hour tomorrow afternoon/evening.

Now the scenery was and is beautiful.  We have had great weather and no rain until today.  We did have some rough winds and rain/lightning the last hour of our day on Thursday, 6/24.  We took some awesome shots of the sky and the landscapes.  We are just about to leave the flat lands behind and head into the mountain areas.  We can see them up ahead.  Oh yeah – we did see our first “wild” animal.  Right along Hwy 16 there was a coyote walking the opposite direction we were going.  I didn’t have the camera out and ready at that point and Bill uncharacteristically did not cooperate and turn around for me to get a picture.  He said I could find one on the internet and fake it!  LOL.  Say a prayer for us to have a beautiful and uneventful day tomorrow.