Great first day back on the road!

Spent yesterday morning doing the final lockup of the park. Shut the water off to the main house and concession building and got the last of our belongings moved in to Sherman.

Did a final check around, and at 12:30pm we pulled out. Only a half an hour behind schedule...not bad!

Stopped in the town of Cabri to drop off the keys, and we were on our way. 45 minutes later we were in Swift Current to pick up a few groceries and some booze.

Yes, we broke our booze vow and bought some expensive Canadian alcohol. I was going to pick up some beer, but I simply couldn't justify the price. $60.00 CAD ($47 USD, or 900 pesos!!) for 24 bottles of Corona. Unreal. Even the cheap beer is $2.00 a piece.

So, we'll survive on wine until we get to Quebec where beer prices are a little more civilized.

Two, 4 litre boxes of wine...for $69 CAD ($53 USD). Still ridiculous, but you do what you have to do.

Saskatchewan scenery on the Trans Canada Highway.

Unfortunately there's no other logical route east. We're pretty much stuck on the 4 lane highway. Put the cruise control on at 90 km/h (55 mph) and relax.  

Didn't see the sun at all, and even had a couple of showers that we drove through. Fortunately though, we had a pretty strong tailwind to help us along!

Yep, miles of nothing. 

The Trans Canada highway goes through what is probably the most unscenic part of Saskatchewan.

Kevin, happy to be back on the road!

We arrived in the city of Moose Jaw (pop 35,000) right around 5:00pm. Our friends Wendy and Phil have a farm just outside of town, and we were going to park up there for the night but they had quite a bit of rain the last few days and the road was really muddy. So they suggested we meet them at their apartment in town.

We found a parking spot right outside their building, and Sherman had to parallel park himself on the main street outside their building. Even have a decent unsecured wifi signal from the nearby health center that we can pick up with our BearExtender wifi signal booster.

Canada's National aerobatic flying team,  The Snowbirds, practices out of the Canadian air force base at Moose Jaw.

Sherman and the big moose at Moose Jaw.

Nice to see Wendy and Phil again. They just got back from a two and a half month trip to Newfoundland in their little class B motorhome. So it was fun to hear their stories about that. We cobbled together a supper between the four of us and had a nice meal.

We decided to sleep in the motorhome right where he was parked beside the road right in downtown Moose Jaw! Not the most scenic, but it was convenient. Slept fine.

Yesterday's drive, 259 kms (160 miles).

Not sure where we're spending tonight, but I had scoped out a free boondocking spot near the town of Broadview, Saskatchewan so we'll see if it's suitable when we get there.

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The Rhinoflex sewer hose just keeps getting cheaper. I think there must be a pricing error or something...

Camco 39761 RhinoFLEX 15' RV Sewer Hose Kit with Swivel Fittings

And in Canada, the Instant Pot is on sale. Very popular with RV'ers. Not much of a discount, but it hasn't been on sale for a while, and this is certainly better than paying regular price...

Instant Pot 6-in-1 Programmable Pressure Cooker