Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Day 15, Mon, Jun 18, 2007 Battleford, Saskatchewan to Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada

We left the campsite at Battleford with partly sunny skies and the temperature of 58. We actually used the heat pump last night with lows in the upper 40’s with rain and lots of wind. But we were cozy warm.

We’re still in Canada’s prairie land and anxious to see mountains again, but enjoying the mileage we’re getting in the flatlands (upwards of 15 mpg).

We finally got to some rolling hills and made it into Alberta, Canada. We stopped at a Walmart in Lloydminster, Alberta at the Saskatchewan/Alberta border. We needed a few supplies and I had to buy a set of wiper blades for the motorhome.

We have had internet access via the data cellphone continuously since we entered Alberta, which was really nice after not having it for such a long time. Last night we had to buy WIFI time at the campground.

Our friend Karen Ramstead mentioned the Elk Island National Park to us in an email, so we decided to check it out. Elk Island National Park is noted for it’s elk and bison,. We are now camped at Elk Island at a nice campsite, however we are stuck inside since it started raining a couple of hours after we got here. And the mosquitoes are STILL terrible.

We are turning in early tonight so we can get up early in hopes of seeing some wildlife in the morning.

Tomorrow on to North Wapiti Kennels near Perryvale, Alberta.

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