We leave Lloydminster SK/AB to find our way back onto the Yellowhead Route i.e. Rt-16 toward Edmonton, AB. We take it easy today as it will be only a short drive. We hit the outskirts of Edmonton around lunch time and start to find a camp site for the next couple of days. Easier said than done, as most fo the sites can only accommodate us for a night or two, or only with an interruption on Saturday, but none of those within the 20 mile circle we drive up can do. So ultimately we are driven South of Edmonton to the city of Leduc, AB, about 30 minutes to Edmonton. But also here nothing goes as planned / on-line reservation as the site allocated to us is occupied by a caravan. But a determined chat in the camp office solves this problem and we get a site to set up camp.
We do the tourist stuff today, and detach the car / rooftop tent from the Anex and hit to town / Edmonton. First thing which surprises us are the huge amount of parks this town has to offer. We make a short stop at Old Strathcona, to check out some of the street murals and of course the old Strathcona Farmer's Market (unfortunately closed today), the Walterdale Playhouse, a former Fire Station, The Station on Whyte / Station Park.
From here we drive downtown over the Walterdale Bridge and venture through downtown. We pass the Legislature Plaza, visit the MacEwan University, of course the Rogers Place, home of the Edmonton Oilers (yes it still hurts) and the Ice District.
We head down to the Millenium Plaza and the Chinese Garden, cross the bridge and follow the river through Forrest Heights Park and back to Strathcona to meet up with a former colleague. We hadn't seen each other for 31 years, so sitting over one beer was certainly not long enough to catch up with everything, but it was very much enjoyable to see an old face again. We fetch a bite to eat in this district and head back to the camp site, having escaped a short but intense shower.
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