Canada Farewell Tour

We moved westward in Saskatchewan and stayed at a municipal campground in a small town called Maidstone. We chose it purely for the low price and desire to get full access to water, electricity and sewage hookups to replish ourseleves for the next few days (we need to refill the water tank and empty the waste water about every three days). The highlights were few, but I was pretty stoked about one thing. I was jogging around the town (a good way to shake off the rust from being cooped up in the RV and also see what a place has to offer), making my way down the tiny Main Street when I saw a sign in front of what appeared to be an abandoned Co-op that said "OUTLAWS BEVERAGE CO. Growler refills in the back entrance." Intrigued, I went out back and peaked my head inside an open door to find a tiny micro-brewery.  The owners were real friendly guys and they indulged me with a little talk of the trade after I informed them of my own interest in brewing and possibly opening up a sma...

We continued our drive through flyover country, leaving Manitoba (which has been, hands-down, the least attractive province) and moved through the endless wheat fields of Sakatchewan, where the true flatlands begin. The prairies have proven far more consistently captivating than I expected. Maybe it's just that I'm easily entertained, but I never got bored by the scenery, contrary to the forewarning of many. No doubt living there would be a different story, but the landscape was unique enough compared to the rest of the country to hold my interest throughout the drive. The most notable event on this drive was when *someone* missed a turnoff to stay on the Trans-Canada Highway, and we had to travel a dirt road for about 25 minutes to get back on track. The lack of traffic for as far as the eye could see did allow us to leave the vehicle for a spell. Our destination that day was a free (and unbelievably well caretaken, considering) campground just off the highway. There were no s...