Blog day 4
Route: Winnepeg to Saskatoon via Regina - what a long, boring day!
There were many people on the roads, travelling from one place to another. I was surprised to note that, especially at this time of year, we weren't even nearly the only ones towing a u-haul with everything we own within it. We met this woman, with four boys of differing ages in tow, no man in sight, towing an equally enormous u-hual across the country. Only, she was doing it with a Dodge Caravan, something weaker than our monster of a vehicle. I could tell what the story was: the man was gone, and she was pursuing a new life, VERY far away. I've heard that story before. What a strong woman. I asked her how her van was doing with the load, and she said it had just cut out on her. After further investigation, I decided to give her the advice to turn off the AC (very nice in the hot prairies, I know), unplug the car cooler, and turn off the DVD player (probably the only thing keeping those boys from tearing apart the inside of that van enroute). She was incredulous, but hey, do you want to be broken down out in the wheat fields? I'm not nearly the scariest man you could meet out here lady. But maybe I looked scary, my beard was growing, and I was looking more like something that crawled out of the forest. Anyway, can't blame her for caution.
yeah, some of the people's stories of why they were on the road and what they were doing, some of it is right out of a movie script. it is amazing when you get talking to people.
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