We drove from Calgary to Brandon in a single, very long day.
There was a bit of traffic in downtown Calgary as we left.
Some stats:
- Burned out semi: 1
- Rolling tumbleweed: 1
- Geese downtown: 1 flock
- Total distance: 8875 km
Rewind day 4: Just drive
Étiquette : Saskatchewan
Day 6: In the Badlands
We left Saskatoon bright and early and headed off to Alberta.
Our trip was slowed down by folks moving houses on trucks across the prairies and blocking all lanes of traffic. Twice.
We visited the Alberta Badlands. This area contains a large number of dinosaur fossils, so we stopped in Drumheller to visit the Royal Tyrell Museum and go see them.
Then off to Calgary (our first big city so far!) where we stayed with family. On the menu: Alberta beef of course!
Some stats:
- Deer: 3
- Suit + cowboy hat: 1
- Elk: 1
- Houses on trucks blocking all lanes of traffic: 2
- Total distance: 4103 km
Day 5: On tornado watch
It isn’t a proper trip to Saskatchewan without a tornado warning, is it?
We stayed with friends in Brandon Manitoba and after an amazing waffle breakfast, set off for Saskatchewan.
We drove all the way to Regina.
There we stopped at the RCMP museum. The older kids checked out the exhibits.
Kid #3 tried on the mini uniforms. Kid #4 crawled into the back of the simulation police car and announced: « I’m a villain! » That one’s going to be trouble.
Our next stop was Saskatoon to stay with friends. But of course, there was a tornado watch in place.
About an hour from Saskatoon we hit a storm. It was intense. In a big prairie sky, the storm was all lightning.
The cows huddled up next to the fences. Some of the cars pulled off the road.
In the two days we were in Saskatchewan, seven tornadoes touched down in the province.
But we made it, just a bit late for a homemade lasagna dinner and Saskatoon berry pie, in Saskatoon. It was perfect and delicious.
Some stats:
- Near prairie dog collisions: 1
- Herd of bison: 1
- Deer: 3
- Total distance: 3350km
all the stars in the sky 