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	May 26th After finishing the first leg
	May 26th Driving from Sault Ste Marie to White River
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	May 26th Impressions
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	May 26th Fog on the water Lake Superior
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	May 27th Driving to Thunder Bay
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	May 28th Early in the morning at the Chalet Inn in Dryden. Meeting with Mr. Charles Rankin. WWII Veteran Royal Canadian Navy Voluntary Reserve Telegraphist Trained Operator North Atlantic Convoys Escorts Served on Destroyers, Corvettes and Frigattes Left Canada early 1943. Torpedo hit his ship, HM CS Chebogue. Halfway between England and the Azores
	May 28th Driving trough Manitoba
	May 28th Trains Cattle
	May 28th endless prairies
	May 29th Waking up at the Wolseley Motel, Saskatchewan
	May 29th Lunch at Craft-Tea Elevator Restaurant in Indian Head The prettiest little town 0n the prairies. There are a few theories as to how the town got its name, however the most popular one is that in 1837 an epidemic of smallpox hit a part of the Assiniboine Indians who were encamped in the neighbourhood and they, according to their customs , climbed to the highest point of land to die. This range of hills is now known as the Squirrel Hills but referred to as the Indian Head Hills years ago. Their skeletons remained there for many years and thus the natives called the hills the Skull Mountainettes which were later called the Indian Head Hills and from that developed the name of Indian Head
	May 29th Meeting with Mr. Edwin Haid. Mr. Haid would like to pay tribute to his brother: WWII Veteran, Mr. Norman Frances Haid who died 14 years ago. Norman Frances Haid was with the 22nd Field Regiment, The Royal Canadian Artillery and liberated Holland. Thank you Mr. Frances
	May 29th Driving towards Regina, SK
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	May 29th Very friendly meeting with Constable Daniel Dubois. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Swift Current City Department
	May 29th Driving through Alberta
	May 31st Delivery of 10.000 Tour programs Unloading the truck/ loading the Stage Bus
	May 31st Matthew Moffatt tuning the piano Cantos Music Foundation http://www.cantos.ca Calgary
	May 31st The Stage Bus at the Truck Wash Calgary FuelStop Lube & Wash 2515 50th Ave SE, Calgary
	June 1st Oil change and new oil filter and fuel filter at Cummins Western Canada Parts and Service Middle: Mechanic, Mr. Greg Poile Bottom right: Otto Smit.
	June 1st Marcello, Essiet and Quinten arriving from New York at Calgary Airport - Ready to start the second leg of the tour