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780 km down, 2500 km to go! I (finally) managed to get away yesterday, but only by about 2 pm (and it was 3 pm before I actually got onto the highway). Because I really do suck at packing, I didn't get to bed until about 4:30 am the previous night and was up by 8, so I was pretty tired while driving. I offset this by eating way too much crap. Which sort of explains the stomache ache this morning!
Anyways, I hit some wicked weather systems. There was a giant storm just as I crossed into Saskatchewan, but I only caught the edge of it. But then, just as it was starting to get dark out, I hit a really intense storm. I'd stopped for gas and found out there were tornado warnings from there to the Alberta border, and the skies just ahead were this yellowy-brown and I swear the soundtrack from Twister started to play in my head (you know, that instrumental part that warned of approaching tornado). Decided to drive on anyways, because I'm stubborn, and hit the heaviest rain I've ever seen about 30 seconds later. Seriously, it was raining so hard I could barely see the highway! I couldn't even turn off the highway because I COULDN'T SEE IT, and I certainly didn't trust pulling over. I just drove slow and followed along the edge of the highway and ditch. And then it petered out to nothing about 4 minutes later. The clear skies ahead is what drove me onward.
So I gave up on camping last night and drove straight on to Saskatoon. I definitely made up for my late start yesterday! Onward to Grande Prairie, Alberta!
Anyways, I hit some wicked weather systems. There was a giant storm just as I crossed into Saskatchewan, but I only caught the edge of it. But then, just as it was starting to get dark out, I hit a really intense storm. I'd stopped for gas and found out there were tornado warnings from there to the Alberta border, and the skies just ahead were this yellowy-brown and I swear the soundtrack from Twister started to play in my head (you know, that instrumental part that warned of approaching tornado). Decided to drive on anyways, because I'm stubborn, and hit the heaviest rain I've ever seen about 30 seconds later. Seriously, it was raining so hard I could barely see the highway! I couldn't even turn off the highway because I COULDN'T SEE IT, and I certainly didn't trust pulling over. I just drove slow and followed along the edge of the highway and ditch. And then it petered out to nothing about 4 minutes later. The clear skies ahead is what drove me onward.
So I gave up on camping last night and drove straight on to Saskatoon. I definitely made up for my late start yesterday! Onward to Grande Prairie, Alberta!