B - reporting
We were awake very early, slightly confused with the time zone change, but pleased to make a good start. After breakfasting on porridge and nutella* (breakfast of champions) we had a quick stop by Echo Lake where we were astonished to find a flock of pelicans. Who knew they lived in the prairies?
Then we headed off for Regina, only about 70km away. The prairies were lovely in the morning light with the clean blue sky above and the greens and yellows of the various crops. But wow, they're flat. And the roads so ruler-straight that we became giddy with excitement whenever we had to turn a corner.
The towers and skyscrapers of Regina soon rose up before us, and we parked at the lovely Wascana Park, right by the Legislature. After finding a coffee shop we had a long walk round the tree-lined lake which was very agreeable.
We headed downtown to find lunch, and discovered another city park, this one with lots of different food stalls and a farmer's market, really busy and clearly frequented by office workers as well as random tourists. It was excellent, right in the middle of downtown.
After lunch (BBQ chicken wrap, yum) we wondered round the leafy Cathedral District, full of funky old houses and coffee shops, before finding our hotel.
We had clearly walked about 50 miles round the park and city, so we had a quick refreshing beverage (yes, beer) and did some internetting before going out to a 20 year old brew pub, Bushwakker, for a fab evening of beer, food and even some folking folk music.
* I don't care what they say, it is nutritious!
We were awake very early, slightly confused with the time zone change, but pleased to make a good start. After breakfasting on porridge and nutella* (breakfast of champions) we had a quick stop by Echo Lake where we were astonished to find a flock of pelicans. Who knew they lived in the prairies?
Then we headed off for Regina, only about 70km away. The prairies were lovely in the morning light with the clean blue sky above and the greens and yellows of the various crops. But wow, they're flat. And the roads so ruler-straight that we became giddy with excitement whenever we had to turn a corner.
The towers and skyscrapers of Regina soon rose up before us, and we parked at the lovely Wascana Park, right by the Legislature. After finding a coffee shop we had a long walk round the tree-lined lake which was very agreeable.
We headed downtown to find lunch, and discovered another city park, this one with lots of different food stalls and a farmer's market, really busy and clearly frequented by office workers as well as random tourists. It was excellent, right in the middle of downtown.
After lunch (BBQ chicken wrap, yum) we wondered round the leafy Cathedral District, full of funky old houses and coffee shops, before finding our hotel.
We had clearly walked about 50 miles round the park and city, so we had a quick refreshing beverage (yes, beer) and did some internetting before going out to a 20 year old brew pub, Bushwakker, for a fab evening of beer, food and even some folking folk music.
* I don't care what they say, it is nutritious!
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| Pelicans on Echo Lake |
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| Regina's Lake, Park and Legislature. |
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| Downtown from the hotel. |
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