Leaving Edmonton at 9:33 AM to arrive in Saskatoon, both in Saskatchewan Province. We still have lots of mosquitoes. I killed 30 at least this morning inside the coach. We also need ICE for the cooler. ICE is not readily available in Canada. I guess they figure it never gets hot enough! They call gas stations - "gas bars" and cash registers are "tills". There are many rolling hills of fields and the signs say-"Saskatchewan- living life large!" We finally found some ice at a small Walmart, but the cubes are not like ours and the bags are all only 5 pounds! We found diesel at a great price at a "Flying J Gas Bar". I drove for one and 3/4 hours. Outside of Lloydminster, we were pulled over by a Canadian Trooper because Daddy was slightly weaving on the curvy roads and some guy behind us called it in. We were just reading the map on the garmin.
Saskatoon is the largest city in the Saskatchewan Province with a population of 22,927 and nicknamed the City of Bridges because there are 7 bridges across the South Saskatchewan River. The river divides the city in half diagonally and reminded us of Paris and the Seine with the left and right banks. It's buildings are old and made of rock and brick and many old churches. It was founded in 1882 by a group of Ontario Methodists who were given 200,000 acres to build a temperance colony. But, they only controlled half of the land and eventually the town was "wet". In 1890 the railroad arrived and now this city is a major transportation hub. They have 3 resources that they export: potash, oil and wheat. Potash is a mineral that is mixed with something to make fertilizer. Today it is also a hightec hub of the agricultural industry with a hotbed of scientific research.
Saskatoon has a thriving theatre scene. We went to the International Fringe Festival in the 25th Street Theatre Centre on Broadway. They have a large population of "Off Broadway" performers that travel the world and are here for the summer. The festival has several shows (comedy and drama) being performed in old theatres, street dancers and jugglers with fire and on stilts, satellite restaurant booths and booths with items for sale, with some items being very ecletic. The festival lasts for 10 days. This was a very unique experience!!!
We drove 343 miles today.
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