Saskatoon

It seems like Saskatoon has become our home away from home on this trip. We spent 5 days here this   time. Quite a layover to wait out some hot weather that has set in this past week. We have found that riding in the heat is the hardest travelling that we have done in the last 10 weeks. 

It certainly didn't hurt to have such great family that encouraged us to stay each day that we lingered. Gayle's brother Bob and his wife Lynn not only fed us and entertained us but we got to spend more time with our niece Jennifer and her husband Jay and their daughter Olivia.

We did a variety of activities while here: brunch, lunch, supper seldom breakfast because we seldom got up early enough to consider the first meal of the day a "Breakfast"

                                      Mia the laundry helper (in the hamper)

            Olivia Bridges watching her DVD player

  Jay and Olivia on the beach to see Bob and I off. She would not wave goodbye until after we left.

   Bob on the North Saskatchewan River, leaving The Berry Barn launch, in his home built kit kayak.

    Lunch on the sandy shore of the river. The red kayak is the one I borrowed from Lynn.

Lynn did this a lot, while we waited for the delicious results.

                           Heat and sunshine makes for a sleepy cat, right Mia?

                              Reading to Papa

                Playing at home with Gayle

Entertaining Papa letting Glass "stones" slide into Tupperware container.

                       Jay, Jennifer, Lynn and Bob relaxing in the Bridges backyard

Live music at one of the largest car Show and Shines in western Canada, in downtown Saskatoon.

  It was said that 900 cars, trucks and some motorcycles were at this show covering 10 city blocks.

I was lucky to touch bases with my cousin Ann Louise and her husband Doug Peters at this event. I can see why they choose not to miss this time in their downtown. Doug has rebuilt some cars in his day and  is really knowledgeable on this topic. Wish I would have had more time with them. Will have to make it next time. :)

                               Does this lifeguard look ready to dive in?

       This one is rather relaxed, wouldn't you say?

While Olivia was in the pool, Mom was busy painting pieces for her (Olivia's) kitchen under construction in Papa's garage.

                     Last story time with Olivia

               A Harley rider led us away from Saskatoon on hwy.# 5 as far as hwy.# 2

 We thought that this was our last goodbye to Bob on this day! It was good to ride together.