Thursday we woke up to bright daylight thinking it must be at least 9 or 10 a.m. Then found out it was only 5:30!! We headed west on the Yellowhead Highway (Rt. 16) out of Edmonton toward Hinton where we stopped at WalMart and got stocked up a little on groceries. Talk about small store! The Canadian stores have what is called a 'grocery shelf' about like a 7-Eleven. I ended up at the Safeway (I thought they went out of business years ago) which was next door. Canada has a hefty deposit system in place: 60 cents on a gallon of milk, the same for a 12 pack of soda, 40 cents for a case of 1/2 litre bottles. Of course, you can get your money back when you take them to the Bottle Return. It's NOT in the store! It's somewhere out there in the vast prairie.
Then we turned north toward Grand Cache, then took Hwy 40 north to Grand Prairie. We keep seeing signs for wildlife in the road. So far we have seen 1 hawk with a rabbit and five mule deer. No moose or elk in sight!
We had to stop in Grand Prairie to wait out the very strong crosswinds that kept changing directions.
Some things we have noticed: Important Intersection signs, Dangerous Goods Route sign, washrooms.
