Day 29 - Vegreville, Alberta to Watrous, Saskatchewan

We turned down the chance to see the world's largest pierogi (it is skewered on top of perhaps the world's largest fork), the world's largest mushroom (in concrete, no less) and the world's largest tomahalk, choosing instead to search for 45 minutes for Saskatchewan's second longest train trestle. Of course, it was just around the corner; you just had to know which corner of which dirt road to check. (Three slightly lost Canadian military cadets showed up once we'd finally found the bridge; unfortunately, they were looking for something else ((in French, the poor Quebecois boys))). The bright, dayglo yellow of the canola plants almost burns your eyes. We spotted a red pickup truck in a field of canola and almost wrote a William Carlos Williams poem. Things are on the surface here: ponds, oil derricks, and absolutely huge potash mines. We're spending the night near Manitou Beach. The lake there is salt water because the mineral content is so high. I waded a bit. Now I need to check the internet for several bets I have with Maynard: isn't "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" a 60s tune? And, what is the christian name of Queen Elizabeth IIs mother?