To All: Today was a beautiful day. We started in -1 degrees and late this pm it was about 35 - as warm as it is in Goodlettsville, TN. We stayed in a nice lodge, but tonight we are staying in a fishing camp - with all it's sparseness. The fishing is from huts on frozen lakes.
The terrain on our trip (Prince Albert town which north of Saskatoon) is now changing from vast prairie to heavily forested areas (coniferious trees) and scrub.
It is rare to see homes in the countryside. Most of the land is wilderness in the forest with little evidence of habitation.
The riders are still on the trail. there it a PBS camera man who is going along on the trip for the past several days. I guess some of our footage will be shown on TV.
The attitude is still good with some apprehension about the lack of snow in Western Sask and Alberta. We still think we can make it on the snow. Each evening, the sleds are worked on by each other who share their knowledge and peculiarities of each brand of sled. The result is that there is a lot of commaradie among the whole gang who work together well and actually keep the sleds running. All want to make it to the end - no quitters yet!
Believe it or not, we stopped in a small town near Prince Albert (Wierdale) and the lady who runs the post office invited us drivers to have coffee and freshly made bread turned into toast (home made butter) that was delicious. The Canadians are so friendly. I think that they are underappreciated. When we fuel up, the ladies always man the pumps and wash the windows - strange!
Also, on the route, we stopped at an 18 wheeler wash station and cleaned up our vehicles which were filthy dirty. At least, now we can read the sinage of the sponsors.
No fights or incidents among the riders. We got a great reception at the fishing camp. It'l do.
Right now, I'm tired of driving. In spite of commaradie, it is getting weary. I'm looking forward to the end of this drill. The saving grace is to see the unusual terrain as it unfolds and to be with really "good" guys. By the way in the preceeding group, there are two women sledders. It's all male in our group.
So much for now......Tom
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