We drove about 8 hours today, with one long stop at a Walmart. We started in the Province of Saskatchewan and ended up in the Alberta Province for the evening. The campground is a community campground in Vegreville. It is a nice area and only cost us $16.07 for the night. However, the train tracks are right behind the camper. The town is home to the world's largest pysanka (Ukrainian Easter Egg). The egg itself weighs over 5000 pounds, is over 25 ft in length and is over 18 ft wide. It took over 12,000 man-hours of design and fabrication to develop the structure.
As we drove today, we continued to see 1000's of acres of canola. The seeds from the plants flower are pressed and the oil is extracted. It is a huge industry in Canada. In fact, Canola was registered as a trademark in 1970. The name comes from Can as in Canada and ola as in oil.
So far we have driven 2604 miles. We have another 1967 miles to drive till we hit Alaska. I can't even guess how many more miles we will be driving while touring through Alaska.
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| The World's Largest Ukrainian Easter Egg |
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| The Train is a little close to the camper |
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