Day 25: Pedaling Feat sails onwards to the Big City!

Day 25: Lucky Lake to the Big City (Moose Jaw!)

Everyday of our trip, Mel and I learn something new about Canada. Today's lesson? Saskatchewan has pelicans!! The sky was clear and endless as Mel pedaled her way from Lucky Lake to Lake Diefenbaker. Once at the lake's edge, Mel, myself and Lois hopped onto the ferry. We were the lone soldiers to sail the open waters of Lake Diefenbaker (...all 10 minutes!) and along the way we spotted large, white, low-flying birds crossing the lake. We asked the local ferry conductor what they were. Sure enough, he informed us that the lake was home to pelicans. Just north of the lake lives the second-largest pelican colony in all of Canada! We reached the shore and bid farewell as Mel made her way onwards and upwards (a hill, hoorah!).




Mel on the road, heading towards Lake Diefenbaker.







Mel and Lois on our ferry ride across the lake.






We made our way through several small Saskatchewan towns. Along the way, we passed Elbow and Eyebrow, SK. After a bit of research, we learned that Saskatchewinians like to name their towns after landmarks that resemble body parts. The village of Eyebrow was named such because there is a hill next to Eyebrow lake which resembles an eyebrow! Unfortunately, we did not get to see this hill. We will just have to take their word for it.




Riding through the town of Eyebrow.





We ended up in Moose Jaw that afternoon where we visited the Superstore to stock up on groceries, interviewed with the local Moose Jaw Times, and stopped in at DQ for delicious blizzards! Once settled at our campground, Mel cooked up a scrumptious salmon dinner while I gave our bikes a good clean.





Bike maintenance time!




The weather the following day predicted 100% chance of thunderstorms. So, rather than riding throught the floods and tornados, we drove to Regina to do a piece with CTV news and rode around the city getting stuff done. That night we met up with Sheenah and Miriel, old high school friends of mine, at the Bushwakker Brewpub, before retiring at the Delta Regina who had sponsored us for the night! It was a very productive day off, and we enjoyed a very restful night at the Delta.