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North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg September 13th 2012

Monday was an experience at the very least. We rolled into Canada in the afternoon, and the first customs lady greeted us with a “Bonjour.” It was the last friendly thing we heard from her. She asked us a million questions about why we were headed to Winnipeg all the way from Georgia, and why we had so much stuff if we were only staying 2 nights. We explained about traveling cross country and Rob’s visa needing to be reactivated, and at that she had us pull up our car and go inside to deal with customs lady #2. Inside, we waited a while and then we were questioned first as a group and then individually. Dorothy the customs agent wanted to know how the three of us knew each other and for how long. Then, ... read more

Winnipeg, MB

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg January 20th 2012

Leaving Ontario

Jeepa and Weedie

Brrrrr.....Hi all! Leaving Ontario we finally saw the sun, but we had to pay for it dearly with sub-zero temperatures! We had our end of day celebration in a small town east of Winnipeg called Ste. Anne. After the celebration we headed into Winnipeg. Our hotel was right downtown on Portage very close to Main. The following two days were non-relay days. We reluctantly ventured outdoors to do some maintenance jobs and some accessability research for our Global Accessability Map. www.rickhansenglobalaccessibilitymap.comThe temps were -30 degrees before the windchill! After the two days the relay started back up again in Ste. Anne bringing the Medal to the Forks in Winnipeg. Still very cold! Rick is back with us. It is great to have him on the road with us again! We had great entertainment at our End ... read more

It ends

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg October 1st 2011

Mattitude

England, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, and....Canada. Done. ... read more

Another entry from Gerry's journal

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg August 22nd 2011

San Francisco traffic

Between the lines

Here are a couple more entries from Gerry's journal: "August 3rd....Had a quiet morning.....we have Jason's two boys...decided to Fishermans Wharf.. Following GPS leads us hither and yawn...between "Recalulating, lost signal, and too often iss guided directions we finally arrive...then the mugwumps want MCDONALDS...so to make a long story short, by the time I find a parking space, which cost 25 cents for 3 minutes...the kids have already eaten. So back to Jason's apartment." Aug 12th...Gering, Nebraska....Sue bought a cheese cake for my birthday...with one candle...seems kind of anticlimatic, but would better way to celebrate 65 than being on the road doing what we really enjoy... "Aug 13th...arrive in Custer, SD it is beautiful and am anxious to explore...maps about Custer show nothing about the battle, asked everywhere....finally find out Custer's last stand...Monta... read more

Inserts from Gerry's Journal Just for fun

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg August 19th 2011

Border Crossing

Between the lines

Here is the first of a couple of inserts of Gerry's journal.... July 23rd..."Left around 10:30 am..got across the border at Orville after a 5 - 10 minute line wait. Jeff and Sonya were turned back at border caught trying to smuggle Canadian firewood!!!! The boys at the border curbed another terrorist threat of smuggled W.M.D. The Washington state is saved from rampant mass destruction from whatever lurs in Canadian firewood"...."the deadly bundle was ordered back across the border. Jeff gave it to some camper in a park, then came back and we finally got across into Washington" July 25th..."Staying at Oak Harbor...visited Fort Casey (old early 1st WW fort). Never fired a shot as did most of the early forts. At it's time, and even now quite impressive installation - retractable guns could lob a ... read more

Back in Canada

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg August 18th 2011

Grand Forks, ND

Between the lines

Well our trip is coming to a close soon. We are back in Canada, sad to see our trip ending, but we are enjoying visiting with our oldest son and his family for a few days. Winnipeg is a beautiful city, just cold in the winter. But this summer the weather is warm and the bonus is no mosquitos.....we have enjoyed the travel through the US. It is so diversified with the many landscapes. We only touched on the places we would like to see, but for another time. We enjoy traveling very much and we know we will be doing it again. ... read more

Winnipeg Folk Fest, Beluga experience, and Dave's Orchid Tour

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg July 21st 2011

First night

Crannster

Hey Everyone! We are finally feeling settled in Churchill as our "work season" continues to bring us great weather here in the sub-arctic. The last few weeks have been a flurry of movement for me (Theresa) as I travelled to the James Bay area for work, came back, then a couple of weeks later, flew to Winnipeg for the Winnipeg Folk Festival. I used to go to Folk Fest regularly when I lived there 10 years ago. Now, I was able to reunite with this splendid 5 days of music, entertainment, friends and camping at the Birds Hill Provincial Park. I now have the music back in my soul! That would be the only way to describe a complete immersion of music, good food and dancing from awesome bands from around the world. A special mention ... read more

One more day until take off!

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg July 12th 2011

Yvonne

yvonneineurope

Only one more day until Heather and I leave to meet up with Maddy and Brighton in Lausanne Switzerland. Maddy's ONE email from Switzerland let us know that she is having a great time and that everything is very expensive.... read more

Winnipeg Summary / Breeding hope for change.

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg June 16th 2011

RyanO X Canada

Day 26 June 16: Before I type up everything that comes to mind from the past 8 days I need to reiterate how and why this trip came about (to anyone who was never told). Justin says it best when he exclaims we’re trying to re-connect humans with their food. It’s important we know where our food comes from...simple as that. Mass production of food products is a COMPLETELY UNSUSTAINABLE way of life. Think about this for a minute. Something like 2% of Canada’s population are farmers now, which was ~97% in the early 20th century. We’re running out of economically feasible (i.e. obtainable) oil reserves but we feel it is justified to eat strawberries brought on a truck from the southern States in January. Therefore, the point i’m attempting to briefly make is that food ... read more

Behind Bars in the Land of Law and Order

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg June 15th 2011

The jailhouse in Scotsguard

BuscoGusto

It's a bad year, alright. Up to 3 million acres won't be seeded this year in Manitoba. It's worse in Saskatchewan - they say it's 11 million acres. Everything's under water." - Resident of Nesbitt (MB) on this year's historic floods Stretching the entire width of Canada's great plains, all the way from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains to the boreal forests of the Northeast, lies a quiet stretch of road that our country - and it seems time itself - forgot. Some sections only see about 2 vehicles a day. However, at one time it was the only direct route across the prairies - and became famous as the route that brought law and order to Canada's wild west by the members of the North-West Mounted Police. It is the Red Coat Trail. On ... read more

Brief history of Canada

A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou...more history

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