July 10, 2016

Well  what do you do when you hit the big city of Saskatoon but wash the bike, get your hair done, check out the quilt stores, visit family and with supervision install a new dishwasher and paint a kitchen. Wonderful food on the deck when the weather would allow and much conversation and a little bit of playing tourist with tour guides and all.

The Zhongshun Ting Committee erected a pagoda    locally called "The Ting" in Victoria Park as a testament to the original Chinese settlers in the area. Beautifully done by craftsmen from China.

Looking straight up.......Lying on the floor.

Two Lovers enjoying the sights.

Another new feature in Saskatoon which occurred on April 20, 2016 is the riverbank slough on Saskatchewan Cresent. 

More than half the street is missing in front of this home! Gayle, Lynn and Bob check it out up close.

I managed to use the hammock in the back yard to assist Olivia and Maeve to "time travel" to the dinosaurs. Did you know that swinging in a hammock really fast causes this phenomenon to occur? Well if you're young girls with an imagination anything is possible!

Remember those wonderful days girls and boys?

Looks like Grandma found some fresh berries.

Olivia

Maeve

Carol (Lynn's sister) and Gayle enjoying an outside supper. Notice the sunshine.

Then before we knew it it was time to move on west, as it would be now later in July for Bob's surgery. Simply by taking Hwy 7 in Saskatchehwan which turns into Hwy 9 in Alberta and turning north on Hwy 21 you find yourself  in Three Hills at the Best Western. Arrived on July 8th after a slightly undulating flat contry ride under cloudy skies. The  yellow of the canola fields in bloom is a welcome senses break from just green fields beside the highway. Many of the ditches are filled with water now because of all the recent rain we have been getting here in the west.

We checked out of the motel  and moved into the Shaw's Reno house for the remainder of our Three Hills stay on Saturday July 9th. We spent the day catching up on the last three years apart and Ron and I removed the famous "hanging bed" in the guest room and put up a family heirloom bed to begin the transformation of the new version of the "Guest Room"

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Look at that folks we are already taking over! Helmets, electronic devices plugged in and storage bags from the bike everywhere. Talk about feeling at home.

Sunday July 10 was a day of rest and relaxation for the Shaws and the Days. I hope it was for you as well.