The day started by driving to Edmonton where we were planning on getting some breakfast. Unfortunately we ended up with a flat tire on the trailer and had some time getting it changed and replaced. Once on the road again the day was uneventful. The prairies of Alberta are very beautiful with large fields of yellow flowers. Scott and I think these might be the Canola fields. I took some pictures, but will need to upload them with a better connection.

Edmonton was a very large city that looks to have a lot going on. The Yellow Head route takes you directly through the city, so we got to see a good deal of it. There were Go Oilers signs everywhere, go figure.

We learned a bit of Canadian lingo today as well. How about “Squeeze Left” instead of “Merge Left”? They also note “Important Intersection” with a special sign. Some of these had traffic lights and others did not. We did not quite figure it out, but think it probably means the intersection may have some traffic.

Another lesson learned is to warn your credit card company that you will be traveling across the country and spending $4 per gallon on fuel. About half way through the day they put a security hold on our card and it stopped working. This was problematic as we had not taken time to exchange cash yet.

Just outside of Edmonton we changed to 43 which heads Northwest. We ended our day in Grande Prairie with a bucket of KFC. Grande Prairie is definitely named appropriately as it is a very large prairie where the wind seems to blow all the time. Most of the trees lean one direction or the other. It was pretty though and we got a good night sleep.

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