Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

 

Travelling from Riding Mountain National Park to Calgary, we entered Saskatchewan from Manitoba on highway 16. We then headed west on route 15, a short cut over to highway 10. Not a smart move. There was very little traffic and lots of frost heaves in the first 25 kilometers, which made for slow going and a bone shaking, noisy ride.

 

Saskatchewan, like Manitoba is a prairie province, flat and rural. Above is a typical rural, agricultural small town with it's grain elevator and rail road.

We joined highway 1, the Trans Canada Highway just before Regina. Storm clouds had been building all day and ahead of us was a mega black monster. It was so dark and black that it appeared a deep ink blue.

 

Murphy's law, the heavens unloaded just as we reached the construction zone.

The driving sheets of rain and hail made for very poor visibility. Stopping along the highway was not safe, so we slowly and cautiously followed the traffic.

 

Thankfully, this was a fast moving storm.

 

We overnighted in Moose Jaw. We treated ourselves to a  warm, tasty meal at Bobby's Place, the number one rated restaurant on Trip Advisor. Bobby's is a British/Irish pub, serving the standard pub fare. The cod and chips was their number one favorite, and as good as I have had anywhere.

 

 

Temple Garden Spa, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Photos courtesy of Temple Garden Spa website

 

 We enjoyed a relaxing soak at the Temple Garden thermal spa downtown. The large indoor pool adjoins the outdoor section, which is obviously where the water flows in, and consequently was the hottest area. Well worth the $7.00 entry fee., 

 

 

Other than the visit to the spa, Saskatchewan was just transit between Manitoba and Alberta for us.