phoebe hits the road

You knew it was just a matter of time before Phoebe would leave her nest at Seba Beach and venture out to explore new lands. For this trip the new land was Saskatchewan, and for all who are either from there (most of Edmonton) or have crossed the border it is a very different world.
 
To start it is flat, the colours of yellow canola fields glisten in the sun, the big sky with The Simpsons-styles fluffy clouds in the shapes of birds and dinosaurs.

And don’t forget the fandemonium of the Saskatchewan Rough Riders and “Rider Pride.” Oh and of course PIL beer.

What you might not know is that lakes and rivers cover more than 12% of Saskatchewan. In fact there are over 100,000 lakes and rivers in Northern Saskatchewan alone. 100,000! We stayed on Emma Lake.

And we also took a day trip to Waskesui Lake in the town of Waskesui—Prince Albert National Park. So we have more than 99,990 lakes and rivers to go! Yikes!

Here’s what we learned about Phoebe on the trip:

• She is low maintenance and easy to travel with. In fact we had to look back a few times to make sure she was still connected to Red, the truck.
  
• She can drop a sway bar if things get too hairy, like it was in the nasty muddy quick sand construction area around Emma Lake.
• Phoebe has a leaky sewer hose that needs replacing.
• She can really kill bugs. And getting bugs off her once we returned was very difficult.
• She attracts strangers, like the dude near the A&W who wanted to look inside her and asked the question most asked to Airstream owners—how much do they cost?
• We tried out Phoebe’s shower for the first time (we had a full tank of water to burn!). The water pressure was ok and would be useful in a pinch.

Phoebe is most happy when she has a place to head to. And she will be happy to know (we haven’t told her yet) that she is heading to two more campsites in the coming month. She can do what she does best—come along for the ride and be a place to call home when we’re done exploring for the day.

We are excited to say that the next two trips include our tails, Phin and Westley. They stayed home this round to look after the house with our dog sitter but they are ready for our next adventures!

Here are some more photos of our excellent week in Saskatchewan with family