In need of fuel for the RV we found a station carrying diesel and filled up at 89.9 cents per liter. We took 201.13 liters for $180 Canadian! Now we have to think in liters and play conversion exercises to relate it to gallons. What’s this??? Only 6.93 mpg on this tank…we had been getting between 8.5 and 9.5 mpg! Sure hope that was just due to the effect of the very high head winds we encountered most of yesterday and it is still quite windy! We will check it closer on the next few fill ups.
Dick got Pat to drive this morning at a rest area as we headed toward Battleford, SK on highway 11. The prairie is still very flat and the ranches big with lots of cattle and the highway excellent. AS we came upon Saskatoon, another large city in the province, Pat received her baptism in big city driving with the car in tow on both two and four lane highways with plenty of truck and auto traffic, lane changes and stop lights. Definitely NOT her idea of fun! At the next opportunity she turned the wheel back over to Dick.
Continuing on we arrived at the town of Battleford’s Eiling Kramer Campground around 3 pm. This is a particularly delightful and clean park operated by the municipality with lots of space between sites and nice facilities and a large playground. It is located at the south end of town adjacent to historic Fort Battleford.
About 5 pm we decided to drive out to get some fruit at a truck stand we had seen. We bought 6 ears of fresh sweet corn for $6 and then the bags of Bing Cherries looked great so said we would take a bag. The bag cost $20 Canadian! These prices may have to take some getting used to! Back to the RV for fresh corn and hamburger dinner.
Then off to the Golden Eagle Casino to try our luck and visit our first Canadian casino. We registered for player’s cards and received $5 each for being first time patrons. We each lost $25 Canadian and $20 US but then Pat staked me for a small roll of nickels and I hit for $50 and we cashed them out and left. Net about $50 down…oh well entertainment expenses.
Now to find the Dairy Queen. We drove to downtown North Battleford where the book said there was a DQ. We looked and looked for it but settled for an A&W and root beer floats! The A&W is the largest we have ever seen.
Dick got Pat to drive this morning at a rest area as we headed toward Battleford, SK on highway 11. The prairie is still very flat and the ranches big with lots of cattle and the highway excellent. AS we came upon Saskatoon, another large city in the province, Pat received her baptism in big city driving with the car in tow on both two and four lane highways with plenty of truck and auto traffic, lane changes and stop lights. Definitely NOT her idea of fun! At the next opportunity she turned the wheel back over to Dick.
Continuing on we arrived at the town of Battleford’s Eiling Kramer Campground around 3 pm. This is a particularly delightful and clean park operated by the municipality with lots of space between sites and nice facilities and a large playground. It is located at the south end of town adjacent to historic Fort Battleford.
About 5 pm we decided to drive out to get some fruit at a truck stand we had seen. We bought 6 ears of fresh sweet corn for $6 and then the bags of Bing Cherries looked great so said we would take a bag. The bag cost $20 Canadian! These prices may have to take some getting used to! Back to the RV for fresh corn and hamburger dinner.
Then off to the Golden Eagle Casino to try our luck and visit our first Canadian casino. We registered for player’s cards and received $5 each for being first time patrons. We each lost $25 Canadian and $20 US but then Pat staked me for a small roll of nickels and I hit for $50 and we cashed them out and left. Net about $50 down…oh well entertainment expenses.
Now to find the Dairy Queen. We drove to downtown North Battleford where the book said there was a DQ. We looked and looked for it but settled for an A&W and root beer floats! The A&W is the largest we have ever seen.
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