June 7th

THE DETAILS:

WEATHER: Absolutely gorgeous… do I need to say any more?? We woke up to sunny skies, a cool breeze off the lake and 62 degrees. It warmed to 78 before we left the campground. We drove through a few showers today but for the most part it was sunny and mild.

DISTANCE: We left Kenora, ON at noon!! Okay Dad, I can hear you from hear, “fool around fool around!” No, we weren’t wasting time we took advantage of the noon check out time (it’s usually 10) and cleaned the “house”! Gary did some minor work on the outside of the RV and I did all the “Saturday chores” on Monday. We’ll be doing grocery shopping and laundry later today. We finally arrived in Portage La Prairie at 6 pm.


The campground that we stayed in last night was right on a lake called “Lake of the Woods”. It is so big that it extends down into Minnesota. When we registered into the campground they told us not to leave any food laying around because they had seen bear tracks on the beach that morning. We fell asleep last night to the beautiful haunting sound of loons calling to each other from across the lake and a young deer walked into our camp this morning while we were cleaning and meandered through to the other side. This is probably the prettiest town we have been through yet. The people are especially friendly.

So Gary feels I missed my calling in life. He says I make an excellent stewardess. When I prepare lunch, snacks or drinks I’m able to keep my balance while he continues to drive. Yes, I have served peanuts, but no pretzels. I actually feel like a stewardess when we go to break down camp. I go through the “cabin” making sure the doors to the upper bins are all securely locked down, I check windows and blinds, etc. before I lower myself into the “cockpit” to also be co-pilot or navigator!

We have finally said good-bye to Ontario and said hello to Manitoba. Not only the Province but also the terrain has changed. We stopped at a fruit stand and the man there spent about 15 minutes with us explaining where we were headed and what to expect. He said, “you’ve been driving through bush country, now you will drive the flatlands where you can watch your dog run for 3 days”!! He was right. We are now west of Winnipeg and Gary says this place makes Kansas look like hill country!