A Day Trip

Lately we've been watching Corner Gas. (John just got the first and second seasons for Christmas). The first episodes still make us laugh out loud; the show revels in Saskatchewan, taking pride in the topographical flatness of it all. I have always loved being from here. That is not to say I don't enjoy traveling elsewhere--I think more people should see the world. But Saskatchewan is definitely special. There is much to see: I still haven't been to the Athabasca SandDunes or Nistowiak Falls. I love going to northern Saskatchewan lakes to canoe and take in sights that are not well-known to most. For John it is a bit of a homecoming, having lived in Laronge for his early childhood years. I agree that the landscape can be flat in parts but that in itself gives a sense of the openess--the Land of the Living skies, an apt description on our license plate. So John and I are going for a day trip to Moose Jaw. (My brother-in-law from Texas loves that name.) We'll take in a tunnel tour, visit a local restaurant, go to the mineral spa. Having been to many places, I always like coming home to Saskatchewan. I will continue to be a tourist in my own province and city, knowing that I have it pretty good.