Hello from Regina!
We decided not to drive the entire way across the plains yesterday and opted instead for a good bed at a nice hotel in Regina. This is the first real city we've hit since leaving Toronto... Sudbury might have been as big but we skirted around the edge and didn't see. We stopped in Wawa, ON Saturday night and slept in a cute little old hotel run by an old lady. Sunday brought us the rest of the way through the Canadian shield (terrain much like Little Rock, Arkansas) and to Katy's friend's cottage in Kenora on the Lake of the Woods. We stayed for a day and had a great time. Monday evening, though, someone broke into the basement of our friends' cottage and took Katy's computer and my camera. Really lousy way to end that stint of the trip... but what can you do? We filed a police report and took off Tuesday morning later than expected, which is why we only made it to Regina last night. Now we're off to Banff to camp with our friend, Aaron. After that, it's a half day drive to Kamloops and a half day to Vancouver!!! Almost there... and thank GOD because gas is ridiculous! Anyway, we're alive and happy and we're having a blast making this drive. We'll report more (with pictures) later! Bye, all!
mike (& katy)
