Blogs from Manitoba, Canada, North America - page 7

Ce matin, je me réveille et je vois 7h, surprenant d' habitude je suis plus en avance que ca, pas grave, je n' ai pas prévu une grosse journée. En passant au Manitoba hier apres midije n' ai absolument pas pensé, a avancé ma montre d' une heure. Nous somme revenu a 7 h de décalage avec la France. Petites commissions au supermarché, et ce n' est pas ce qui manquent ici, et avec le soleil je fais 3 ou a photos, le cadre de cette petite ville sort de l' ordinaire, par son charme. Direction Winnipeg, a 330 kms, par la route directe, mais je vais passé par le nord du lac Manitoba, ce doit être un peu plus, pas grave. En fait il n' a que 10 kms de plus Le lac est situé ... read more

Happy summertime everyone! Things are all going well up here on the shore of Hudson Bay, we are both back at work, and the summer vibe is in the air. I sometimes feel, however, that I cannot differentiate between work and play! They can be almost as one - they can merge together. I have just been on a 12 day camping trip in Wapusk National Park as part of the Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas program. We (Ken and I) started our days at 0230 and conducted point counts in as many grid squares as we could feasibly manage. During the 12 days, we counted 92 species of birds, which I've listed at the bottom of the page for all of our birder blog-followers. It was a great trip and we had 12 days of mainly ... read more

Pour débuter je me suis éloigner de vous d' une heure de plus. J' ai maintenant 7 heures de décalage avec la France. Quand il est midi en France il est 5H du matin ici. Et encore 2 a rajouter. Comme prévu journée a Winnipeg, avec la pluie. De la grosse pluie qui n' a pas cessée de la nuit, de la journée. Ce matin changement d' hôtel, vraiment trop bruyant, les climatiseurs devaient être diesel. Ici en Amérique du nord beaucoup de personnes a 13* mettent le climatiseur. J' avais étudié un peu les choses intéressantes a voir a Winnipeg, mais pas grand chose pour exciter la curiosité d' un touriste, mis a part le parc de la Fourche, qui présentait, plusieurs avantages. Un marché aux légumes, assez typique selon le guide, artisanat de la ... read more

A big hello to all of our blog followers... A blog by Dave... We haven't blogged for a wee while, partly because we've not traveled a great deal during the year other than work related trips, and partly because we've had almost endless sunshine all year and have spent most of our time outside... However, we are now losing daylight very quickly and the temperatures are falling by the day so we're starting to get into hibernation mode - ideal for writing a blog or two. There has been a few 'incidents' this year involving our furry-faced friends... There was one fellow who got charged a couple of times by a young bear on the Town Beach and another chap who got bitten and scratched by a different young bear! Both men were O.K., but understandably, ... read more

Geo: 55.7443, -97.8507The only stop on our train journey that allowed for any visit much longer than a train-side cigarette break and leg stretch was Thompson, Manitoba. While chatting with some more experienced train riders of the north, DH had discovered that Thompson was home to a solitary and proud Tim Horton's Coffee Shop, and she-who-must-be-obeyed decided that we would be seeking out this beacon of coffee ecstasy even if it were to jeopardize our timely return to the train. My reasons for seeing Thompson were far less substantial of course, but I wanted to wander the town that I had heard so much about when I was toiling as an underground miner many years ago in the nearby metropolis of Flin Flon, Manitoba. Thompson was/is a nickel mining town and, among the hardrock types, was ... read more