Day 1: Alberta to Saskatchewan

We got started later than planned this morning because Husband was adjusting the iPod dock in my car last night and blew a fuse! There was no way we could drive half way across the country without being able to listen to our iPods (we might actually have to talk to each other!). We have a CD player in the car, but we don't own a single CD!

Not to worry. Husband rushed to the car dealership the moment they opened this morning so they could restore our ability to listen to music. We ended up not leaving home until almost 10:00am. Oh well, we weren't in a big rush anyway.

We stopped in Brooks for lunch and spotted some really cool little Mini Coopers. This one from Florida was the coolest — it was modified into a little van!





For most of the day, every few miles we passed a big rig going in the opposite direction that was loaded with carnival rides — they were hauling midway rides to the Calgary Stampede (which we're gonna miss this year cuz we're not home). Their loads were interesting and often quite bizarre-looking. I tried unsuccessfully to take a picture each time we passed one, but they were travelling too quickly in their direction and we were travelling too quickly in ours.

Finally, when we stopped in Redcliff, Alberta (greenhouse capital of the prairies), we spotted one of the trucks parked across from a Wendy's and we were able to take some shots close up.







On our way back onto the highway, we managed to snap a quick pic of another truck, hauling the "Crazy Mouse" ride (whatever that is).



In Medicine Hat we stopped to see the world's biggest teepee.





We crossed the border into Saskatchewan around 3:00pm. Wow, Saskatchewan is flat! It's beautiful and boring at the same time. And it's weird to be able to see sky all the way out to the edges!