Blogs from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America - page 3

"Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind" -- Seneca I have to start out by saying, "Wow!" My life has changed so much in the past two months. Even though it's a little embarrassing to admit, for awhile there in February, I was a snotty mess, curled up on my couch feeling pretty sorry for myself. When I was not at work, I spent a lot of time uncontrollably crying, not eating, and watching action movies since romance movies just made me gag. I also filled the silence listening to the songs, 'Burning House' and 'Shut Up and Drive' which were supposed to make me feel better. Of course, there was some Adele music in there too which has made me come to the conclusion --- Adele is amazing, no one can ... read more

Today Tim and I decided to really explore downtown Winnipeg. I started out the day wearing two different earrings and only noticed after a couple of hours. Sheesh! People must have questioned my fashion sense! We got our walking tour map out and set out from the French Quarter where we were staying. I've never been to Winnipeg, but people who have always seem to talk about it in a disparaging manner or give it nicknames like Winterpeg or the Slurpee Capital of the World. Winnipeg surprised and delighted us. We were blown away by its history, architecture and beauty. Had we known, we would have visited it years ago instead of avoiding it. In fact, we almost skipped it on our cross-Canada tour altogether and what a pity that would have been. Our day was ... read more

One hour into the day 6 drive we reached central time, and ended up at the same time that we started out at! We crossed the continental divide just north of Thunder Bay. People don't often think of it that way, and in fact, the sign only meekly described it as, “Arctic Watershed”. From here on in to the BC-Alberta border, all the water flows north to the Arctic and splits our continent into the southern and northern pieces. Landscape changed again, from frequent turns and elevation changes, to straighter stretches of road with fewer hills. The forests continue, with occasional grassy patches, suggesting the Shield is loosening its grip on the terrain. Lakes and meadows appear more frequently than before. Near Dryden, the landscape appeared different from back in 1986 (photo 1). I was hoping ... read more

Oh boy, day 3 was rough! We were plagued with traffic and bad weather on and off the whole drive. It was a mess! We started off pretty great though. Went to the Mall of America before we got on the road. It turned out we were closer to Minneapolis than we thought so it made getting to the mall pretty easy. This place was insane! I couldn't even fathom the size of this mall. Three stories of store after store, an aquarium on the first floor, oh and don't forget the mini theme park in the middle of everything! Yup, that would be Nickelodeon Universe with Nickelodeon themed rides/roller coasters. What!? If only we were 15 years younger.. To answer your question, yes, of course we did some shopping in the Mall of America. You ... read more

Geo: 49.8994, -97.1407We just returned to Winnipeg at around 6:00 pm. But before leaving Churchill, we did some more exploring, went by the dog sledding, and visited the "bear jail". All of the inmates have been released, but they do not let humans in to interact with the bears anyway. They do not want them to get used to humans....for obvious reasons.Back to Richmond tomorrow!... read more