Run-down in Regina

Finally got out of Edmonton today, but at what cost?! When we went to load up the car, Geoff noticed one of the tires was a little low, so we went and put air in it. Being surprisingly cautious for Geoff, he checked to make sure there wasn't air leaking out of it, and low and behold, there was. I was planning to waive it off but Geoff convinced me otherwise. I figured that if it was from the pothole that was three days ago so obviously it could wait until Oakville. However, the car was driven very little between then and now, so we probably shouldn't take the risk with so much distance left to cover. 

So we went back to the Canadian Tire who so gladly fixed up the car hoping that for a quick patch to solve the problem. They were able to take the car in quickly enough and tested it fast enough. Then low and behold it was deemed irreparable and also have to be replaced. Also I found it was interesting that as soon as I authorized the repair, there was not a mechanic to be found, it took them an hour to go over to the pile of tires and put it on the car. So we left about three hours behind schedule (We got up late).

I can only hope that this car and pull itself together and make it over the rest of the way of the trip. The rest of the day was subsequently spent driving the 8-9 hours over to Regina, SK, where we find ourselves now. As a final insult it would appear that some big thing is going on here so every hotel in the city was booked, we managed to find a spot after much searching, and it is nice, but it was added, unneeded stress.

It would appear that this trip is trying its hardest to end on a sour note, but we'll see how that goes. There are still a few more spots to hit up so there is hope for cheerier blog posts over the next few days.

As promised, due to no pictures today, more video on cats: