Aylmer Express "MoHo" Extravaganza 2006

cerebration \ser-uh-BRAY-shuhn\, noun:The act or product of thinking; the use of the power of reason; mental activity; thought.

Below is a little something I put together to be sung to the tune of “Runnin’ back to Saskatoon”, so let’s hear your best Burton Cummings impression:


I’ve been hangin’ around RV campsites,
Been learnin’ ‘bout fires,
I’ve been talkin’ to travelin’ junkies,
Been workin’ on wires

Whitewood, Findlater, Moosomin too,
Heading up to Saskatoon,
Grenfeld, Davidson and Sintaluta,
Heading up to Saskatoon

Sorry about that uncharacteristic outburst of song. Actually, I guess it is really more of an outburst of poem. Although, now that I think about it, it is an outburst of song in the same sort of way that Al Yankovich is a singer. It seems that I got inspired by the Guess Who on my way to “the ‘Toon”. To be honest, I have no idea what the nickname for Saskatoon is but I’ll use that until I am told any different. Now, let’s get back to our regularly scheduled blog entry.

OK, what’s the deal? Gas has been getting progressively more expensive the further we go west … am I the only one who finds this weird? I am I on candid camera or something? Is anybody listening! If the price doesn’t drop the second I cross the Alberta border, I’m going to … I’m going to … I’m going to be really pissed off!
So let’s see now, today we drove from Regina to the Toon and, at this point, I’m going to bet you know the drill: It was mostly flat. The roads were mostly straight. It was sunny and over 30C. We saw a lot of spread out across big fields … blah, blah, blah. Although the scenery is not exactly what I would describe as variegated, it is punctuated with some subtle differences which seem even more interesting in contrast to the growingly familiar surroundings. We did enjoy another roadside MoHo lunch (you should know by now that I am a big fan of those) so that was nice. And did I mention that Chantal to the liberty of trying to recreate the decadent dessert recipe that Jane in Kansas City shared with her? Well, let me tell you it was a resounding success! This has got to be one of the most bad-ass desserts known to man. And Chantal did an awesome job. I know this because, just like when I tasted Jane’s original squares, I felt a guilty every time I took a bite! Deliciously evil!
The campground here in the Toon is actually one of the nicest yet. Well, it at least has the best wireless internet access. And as you can see from the photos, the sunsets can be absolutely fantastic too. Other than that, there is not really a whole lot more to report for today. Not surprisingly I still have not found the time to investigate the failed left brake light issue so maybe everyone reading can set up a pool as to what date that will finally get fixed. Feel free to use the comments section for that, or any other comment you’d like to share with everyone. Just click on the yellowish word “comments” at the bottom of the blog entry in question. I’ve gotta go so I’ll leave things on that pleasant note.