Week ending Jun 8, 2017 Regina to Sceptre

Friday, we went to Karen's and sorted our stuff stored there.  We took a bunch of boxes to the Salvation Army.    Saturday Joan finished up at Karen's.   

Sunday, we went to the Prairie Bee Meadery in Moose Jaw.  After tasting a variety of their products Karen bought raspberry mead and apple cider. 

Monday we went to Buffalo Pound Provincial Park to visit with Carol and Dave.  We got some pictures of the cedar waxwings in a nearby tree, but the goldfinches wouldn't pose for us.

Cedar Waxwing

Buffalo Pound Lake

Tuesday, we walked along the pathways north of  the university before picking up Dominique.  It was raining, just when we wanted to do an hours walk.  We did a short walk, taking a picture of the Four Directions (Bows) Sculpture.  The interpretive sign explained that the bow and arrow were fundamental to the survival of the Aboriginal people of the plains, and "The number four has sacred meanings that reflect the four winds, four seasons, four peoples of the world, four groups of living organisms and the four elements".    We headed into the University to get out of the rain and wait for Dominique.   In the evening, we took Karen and Dominique to Shannon's to celebrate Karen's birthday.

Four Directions

Wednesday, Joan did a load of laundry at Karen's and got some rhubarb from her garden, while John cleaned the bugs off the trailer.

On Thursday, we headed west again, stopping in Herbert.  The restaurant we checked on-line looked closed, so we went to the second one listed.  The address was listed as a coffee shop, but it is now a Tandori type restaurant.  Since it was well before lunch, we had a simple breakfast.  Then we drove to Sceptre on highway 32, northwest of Swift Current.  They have a small 'trailer court' with 15Amp plugs for each of its 4 sites.  There were a couple of killdeer running around in the area.  We wondered if they had a nest close by, but couldn't see one.  Apparently they nest on the rocks, so it might have been difficult to see the eggs.

Once we got setup, and paid for our site for the weekend, we went to the Great Sandhills Museum and Interpretive Centre.  It is a nicely done museum, covering the human and natural history of the area, with lots of nice displays.  We picked up a route map that will guide us to the Great Sandhills parking lot on the weekend.