A WEEK OF HOLIDAYS

We decided to give the new Jeep and GPS a good test run.

MONDAY: Drove to Humbolt. We went shopping and especially enjoyed The Bargain Shop. Nicest one we have seen so far. Had lunch at the Dairy Queen and headed back home.

TUESDAY: Drove to North Battleford. We went shopping in the 2 shopping malls. Thought the Frontier Mall with the CO-OP Stores was the better of the 2. We ate at the CO-OP Cafeteria in the Frontier Mall, then went through the Western Development Museum. We spent 2 hours going through all the exhibits. We learned we could use the admission receipt in North Battleford to get into the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon for half price.

WEDNESDAY: Drove to Waskesiu via the scenic route. Definitely a lot less hectic than Canada Day. We had lunch at the Golf Course Restaurant. We went through the Interpretive Centre on Lakeshore Drive. I picked up a historical book of Waskesiu Lake, P.A.N.P. and area. - a good souvenir for me for the earlier years of my life I spent growing up at Waskesiu.

THURSDAY: Drove to Saskatoon. Ran into construction on Hwy 11 between MacDowell and Duck Lake. Very poor operation of Pilot Vehicles with long delays because of long area of Construction. We immediately planned to go home via Hwy 41 and Wakaw.

We went shopping in the Midtown Plaza and ate at the food court. At 1:00 pm we met up with Garry and Karen Connolly (Diane's sister) at the Western Development Museum - 1910 Boomtown. We spent 3 hrs. touring those exhibits. Garry and I eventually went ahead while Karen and Diane went at their own pace. We then went to the Asian Buffet on 8th St. After a good visit over supper, we parted company from the Connollys and went to McNally Robinson Bookstore. I bought a Discipleship magazine. We went to the Market Mall and then went home via Hwy 41 and Hwy 2.

FRIDAY: After I completed my meals-on-wheels route, we drove to Anglin Lake. We spent the afternoon and evening with Twyla and Michael and kids. I went out for a kayak ride in the channel and William joined me in a second kayak for one trip around the channel. We spent a fair amount of time bumping into each other. Rebecca and Diane went for a paddle boat ride. The Ganges over several tries between them all never caught enough fish to feed everyone, so Twyla opted for Speghetti and salad. We had the chocolate cake Diane had brought for dessert.

Howard and Shirley came over to visit in the evening.

I learned how to program the GPS much better and am thoroughly enjoying the Sirius Radio while travelling. The Jeep does get the mileage it advertised and it is convenient to have an instant readout of the mileage even if I do have to convert it from l/100km to mpg (imp).