Day 2, quite literally, began with a bang. We had been serenaded by a gentle wind through the trees all night. Then, in the morning, we heard distant thunder. When we finally got out of the tent, we realized that the storm was almost upon us. We worked frantically to get all of our things into the car and trailer before the rain hit. We couldn’t have timed it better. It wasn’t more than 30 seconds from when the last bit of gear was packed till the first drops of rain. We were glad we didn’t get wet. Our breakfast was had in the car while driving.
Our destination for Day 2 was Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta. The drive went well till we got to the Alberta border. After making a half-hour stop at the tourist info centre, we got back on the road and met a serious wind. By the time we got west of Medicine Hat, I had the cruise set to a mere 90 km/hour. Till that point we had been averaging just over 25 mpg. With the fierce head wind, we were doing a mere 18-19 mpg at the slower speed. I was crossing my fingers that we would still have a tarp covering our trailer when we got to our destination. We finally arrived at the Park to some stunning views.
We were excited about the camping spot we selected until we got out of the car to set up camp. The mosquitoes hit us like we were the only food on the planet. Even though the wind was blowing the hats off our heads, the mosquitoes still managed, somehow, to find the leeward side of our bodies and dig in. It was bad. We hurriedly put up the tent so L and K could play inside, away from the bugs.
We even elected to have all of our meals inside the tent.
Fortunately, the mosquitoes weren’t quite as bad out in the hills and on the trails. We went to see some covered dig sites—the building in the first picture houses one of them—and after supper we went to climb some hills and view some of the hoodoos around the campground.
