Our hosts were up to see us off, a little surprised that an inebriated Jane still managed to get up early, and with a tank of gas and two cups of coffee the journey continued. Apparently it snowed in Edmonton shortly after we left!
After regaining the Yellowhead Highway, the trek eastward resumed.We saw some more elk and bison as we passed through Elk Island National Park, before stopping for a nice sit-down breakfast at Sammy's in Vermilion, Alberta.
We crossed into Saskatchewan at Lloydminster, where Jane ran a yellow/red light rather than subject my back to sudden braking....then spent the rest of the day watching for the RCMP in her rearview mirror. From there we hammered across Saskatchewan and through a rather busy and bustling Saskatoon, following the arc of Highway 16 all the way to Yorkton, near the Manitoba border.
Stopping for the night, we made a pizza and beer run into downtown Yorkton, which was a nice town but to me and my sciatic agony seemed to have way too many railway crossings! We hunkered in for the evening at the Yorke Inn and enjoyed some great Pizza Hut along with some local beers.
Lloydminster straddling the provincial border
Prairie pride
Crossing the North Saskatchewan River at North Battleford, SK
Running back to Saskatoon
A dreary drizzly day in the Juke
The Quill Lakes spill their banks
The affordable Yorke Inn in Yorkton, SK
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