We are heading towards Saskatoon, but spent the night in the middle of nowhere ( actually Colnsay No. 342) at the Painted Rocks Campground

Once again, our views included miles and miles of beautiful fields of canola flowers, a few trains and some silos for storage.

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These plastic shelters are also known as bee condos or bee houses that provide nesting spaces for alfalfa leaf-cutter bees and are seen in Saskatchewan. These bees act as tiny farmhands-pollinating crops such as alfalfa or hybrid canola.

 

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Saskatchewan is renowned for its vast canola fields.  Canola is one of the primary crops grown in Saskatchewan and is used to manufacture canola oil. Canola is a major export commodity .  The province exports large quantities of canola oil and see to international markets, including the USA, China, Japan and the European Union.  Canola is also used in the production of biodiesel. 

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The remains of an old Ukrainian Church

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We stayed at the Painted Rocks RV Campground in site #5

TRIP STATISTICS:

  • Miles driven in the RV today :247
  • Total miles driven in car and RV: 3.048
  • Painted Rock RV Campground $27.78. The average cost has been 36.08 per night
  • Groceries and food: $433.78  for an average of $22.83 per day
  • Last gas cost $3.978 a gallon . Our total is now $1,198.48 which has averaged $63.08 per day. Today’s average is .393 a mile