Our adventure to Lloydminster starts with the decision Friday night to wait out the horrendous storm that hit Saskatchewan. Winds up to 100 km/hr. Reduced visibility due to blowing snow. All made for terrible driving conditions. A teammate decided to travel that Friday night. It took her 4 hours to get there. The trip normally takes 2.75 hours. We decided to leave first thing Saturday morning. That meant getting up at 4am to pack the SUV to be at another teammates house for 5am. There is safety in numbers and three of us decided to travel in a caravan. It took us 4 hours to get there. The roads were all iced over, of course. Graders were out around 6am taking a little bit off of the roads. The winds were much better but still terrible.
Racing started at 10 am instead of 8. River Runners and KAOS did not arrive until closer to noon. Pepper brought me the ball each heat. We had tonnes of clean runs on both days. Her tummy got the best of her in one race when she left the lane to go get the morsel under the chair we had passed! By 2pm, all the dogs seemed to be feeling tired from the drive. After the races, we all proceeded to the hotel, fed the animals and sat down for dinner at 7pm. Good conversation while eating good food made for a great end to the night. Ken was out by 9:30pm and I shortly followed suit.
The drive home was uneventful. The roads were nice and dry. What an interesting start to the racing season!
The foster kitties had the run of the upstairs all weekend long. Ken's sister came in to feed them so they got see someone they haven't seen before. They played shy of course but I believe their tummies got the best of them. Everything in the house seems to be in one piece. All of the plants survived.
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