Day 32- Time to head East

Well the truck turns east today.  Closure to phase 1 has begun.  We bid farewell to the Wright household including taking Barnaby for a walk.  We crossed town to meet up with Martin to get the lowdown on his trip to Tanzania specifically his goal of climbing Kilimanjaro non-stop.  We met at a Starbucks in a Chapters, and enjoyed an hour of sharing stories.  Martin’s quests are quite amazing and we are constantly impressed how he can overcome the mental and physical challenges of his quests.  2 days after running a marathon, Martin climbed Kilimanjaro.  His intension was to complete it in 24 hours.  It took a bit longer, however he made it in one go.  Just incredible!

Dawson, Caroline and Kevin off 90

Martin, Julie and Dawson at Chapters
 

Well it was time to get into the truck and head east.  A good-bye hug at the Chapters coincidentally in front of Martin’s book which is on the shelves at Chapters and we were off.  Skies were blue and other than some snow blowing across the fields and sticking on the road in a few places, driving conditions were great.

Roads got a bit icier however visibility stayed excellent.  We saw about 5 vehicles in the ditch as we went along, and although Delisle was north of where our most direct route to Sudbury was, the roads were much better as we kept hearing horrible reports about the roads south of us all being closed.  Glad we were making the trek to Saskatoon for the visit and the roads.  We went through Hanna which boasts being the home of the music group Nickelback.  Pretty small town but seemed friendly.  They at least had washrooms.  We had gone into the town of no whereville in search of gas and a washroom but it was pretty slim pickings!  I bought a horrible cafe coffee for the privilege of using a washroom that had no working door to the hallway!

Julie and Rob Price



Truck in front of 4 bay garage and log home in Delisle SK

We got to Delisle around 5:30.  A bit confusing as we now were on central time zone, but Saskatchewan does not change their clocks for daylight savings time so we were not quite clear on our arrival time.  Rob had a wonderful roast in the slow cooker and veggies to mow down on.  What a wonderful greeting.  Life in Delisle seems well as Rob and Alison have a lovely log home and it is only 10 minutes from work.  They back onto the golf course.  What more could you ask for.  After dinner we got the tour.  Rob and Allison are very industrious and have always been avid renovators and creators.  Rob has a 4 car garage that all our male friends would be jealous of.  The kids have moved on to school and work so we had a choice of guest rooms to snooze in.  A wonderful visit.  Allison was not here unfortunately as she is in Florida with her mom currently.  Sad for us, but nice for her.  I am sure we will cross paths again in 5 years or so.  It has been at least 5 years since we have seen Rob and Allison who we met in Whitefish when we were all just raising our little babies.  I met Al’s mom before I met Allison and I remember her telling me how her daughter had just had a baby..... then Rob and Allison moved north and we became friends until they moved away to Fort McMurray many years ago.  Glad we have reconnected.  Gosh life is good.

Cheers Julie and Dawson