June 20, 2019
Rain, heavy rain, clattered outside and filled the streets with puddles. I had made arrangements to bring the SUV into the Hyundai dealership for an oil change and warranty check.
The South Saskatoon Hyundai dealership is an impressive new facility and took the truck in right away. Unfortunately, they found the wheels were out of alignment. We took the truck back to Danny’s house and unloaded the kayaks and all of the many things in the rear. We will take the truck back to the dealership tomorrow to complete the alignment. The Saskatchewan potholes had caught up to us. We have travelled 5788 kms so far in our journey!!
We took advantage of the day to do the laundry and catch up on the blog. Many of blog followers have been messaging us and telling me that I have fallen behind!! Okay, Okay, I’ll catch up!
The rain had stopped for a while, so Danny took us for a tour of the City of Saskatoon. We were impressed with the campus of the University of Saskatchewan. Danny showed us the building that housed the Saskatchewan Accelerator Laboratory. This facility was originally built to house an electron accelerator in the early 1960’s in the research for sub-atomic physics research in the treatment of cancer. This is the first such facility in Canada. The building now houses the Canadian Light Source laboratory. The building is the size of a football stadium and is used by researchers from around the world. He also took us to the gravesite of former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and his wife Olive, overlooking the campus and the South Saskatchewan River.
We cruised through the city, looking at the various historic and interesting buildings and sites. Saskatoon has an estimated population of 350,000 residents and is a busy bustling city. It is known as the City of Bridges, as it has nine crossing the river. It has developed a highway system that circles the city allowing the ever – increasing traffic to travel into the city from many access points.
We returned to the house and turned on the barbeque and enjoyed a few beers and hamburgers. Tomorrow Debbie and I are to explore the city a little more.
Quilting in a Kayak 