Well, its been and adventurous few days here on the road, we spent three full days in Winnipeg, and got to stay with my cousins Lorraine and Bob for a couple of nights, where we were well fed and entertained, ( Thanks again guys! ) and had a chance to catch up with some family I haven't seen in ages. We toured the Canadian Mint, ( and discovered the backstory as to how we ended up with the loon on the looney... did you know they had a different original design, but lost that stamp for it in the mail??!! ... A one million dollar reward if you happen to find it too... ;) ) Strolled through the Manitoba museum, ( highly reccomend this one. They have a full replica of the NonSuch there! ) , had excellent breakfast at Stellas, discovered St. Boniface ( and Louis Riel's final resting place, ) and met old friends and new at Rob's friend Chantelles house. ( Thanks to you too, Chantelle !! )
Phew! After that whirlwind, we continued on to pause for the night at Whitehawk provincial park, and made our way into Northern Ontario. ( ... Oh mosquito country.... ) Our first night in Northern Ontario was an adventure into camping in crown land. ( Free camping! Yay! ) We saw turtles, pelicans, beavers, rabbits, and mosquitos. Oh mosquitos.... backcountry camping without deet or a hazmat suit at this time of year is a bad idea. Think of us as a 99 cent all you can eat buffet in Vegas. One thing for sure, those skeeters will be full for weeks.
Blood transfusion was considered the next day, but a perogie breakfast in Thunder Bay had us right as rain , and we settled in for a mellow evening at Kakabeka falls. ( A beautiful 40 waterfall graces the front of this park, and as well, we discovered a rogue campsite cat! Does that count as wildlife? ... )
A note on Lake Superior. It . Is. Stunning. ( And huge. But I don't need to tell you that. ) Ocean blue, with clear sandy beach stretches. Seriously. Wow. ( Or as Rob would say, " Holy Moly!
until the next blog... C &R.
So great to hear your about your adventure! I love Winnipeg and Im so glad you got to see all the cool things that city has! Keep havin fun!
ReplyDeleteKakabeka Falls...so pretty! We stopped there on our road trip to BC when we moved THIS way many moons ago. All the Great Lakes have a stunning ocean-like feeling to them. You've probably sensed that even more now that you have crossed to Tobermory. You may want to listen to the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot - it's about a ship that sinks in Lake Superior - true story.
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