Sunday July 19, 2015

A day of rest in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan.

Moose Jaw has had a number of enticing tourism slogans – Moose Jaw home of the Snowbirds, refers to the Canadian Air Force aerobatic team which is located near Moose Jaw.

Moose Jaw the Friendly City, was another slogan.

Moose Jaw, Surprisingly Unexpected. This is the new slogan and Moose Jaw is a surprise. While we were there, the RCMP Musical Ride was performing. There was a week long Festival of Words,  with authors from throughout Canada showcasing their work.

We had a great time in Moose Jaw. Our host Keri ran her own business growing vegetables. She utilizes other people’s gardens and has about 6 gardens that she uses growing everything from lettuce, celery, carrots and more. She provides weekly vege boxes to over 40 clients and was a very busy person. She has a great energy about her, it was lovely staying with her.

We had decided to be tourists in Moose Jaw; we took the trolley tour and visited the Underground Tunnels where (supposedly) Al Capone came to Moose Jaw to get some of his liquor and booze during prohibition.

Moose Jaw also has a number of murals.

Moose Jaw has some lovely old buildings.

Moose Jaw has a huge train switching yard.

However in days gone by it had a passenger train as well.  The passenger train station is now a liquor store.

In the evening Keri came back to the house with her two children who had been spending the week with her parents.

Draven is her four year old son who Ralf managed to wind up to be a whirling dervish. I had been reading and he came over to me to get me to play with him. I told him to get a book and I would read to him. After reading three or four stories to him, he was sufficiently calm enough to go to sleep.