Cross Canada Trip Day 3
Day 3: Thunder Bay to Winnipeg
9:20 am - On the road again... Cam and I enjoyed our complimentary breakfast this morning. We even managed to score some spoons for our cereal. Yippee! Then it was off to Kakabeka Falls, which was excellent. Despite Cam wanting to risk his life for a photo op (he was not allowed to do so).
Cam at the Falls.
9:37 am - Cam says bye-bye to Hwy 11. We will miss you!!!
9:53 am - Having travelled nearly 1500km from home, we have now left the Great Lakes water system. From this point, water flows to the Arctic Ocean. Guess we really aren't home anymore.
9:10 am - That's right. See ya later Eastern Time Zone, hello Central Time Zone.
I give you... Central Standard Time!
10:23 am - Not much to see here. I guess this is why Jonathan said Northern Ontario is when he started hallucinating on his drive from BC.
10:51 am - Stopped for a picnic lunch (ie. huddled up in the car due to coldness) at a garbage dump, I mean scenic outlook, in Ignace.
12:38 pm - We stopped in Dryden for gas and coffee. Apparrently a population of 7700 can support a Walmart and we checked it out. As much as I am not a big fan of Walmart, we walked out with a pair of sweatpants, 12 pairs of socks, and 2 packs of gum for under $40, delaying our need to do laundry for a few days.
12:43 pm - Exiting Dryden we were hit by a sizeable pojectile that almost made it through the windshield. We have managed to avoid the rain today but the meteorites have taken their toll.
Crack of the Loon.
3:20 pm - Kenora was a lovely place. Cam fought off a giant yellow spider, only to learn it was friendly. They made up in the end. Got some grub from a Whistling Monkey before befriending another Kenora creature, the Loonie Bear. I am sure the people in Kenora are nice too.
Cam's new friend.
Brenda's new friend.
Lunch - Whistling Monkey Pub and Grill - Friendly service and good food greeted us at the Whistling Monkey. As well as an interesting quote from the monkey on a Keith's poster, "Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty."
Cam at The Whistling Monkey.
4:12 pm - Yippee! Manitoba! Hooray!
Hooray! We made it out of Ontario!
4:47 pm - The Loonmobile got a long overdue window washing at a random Shell station in Manitoba. The road, Hwy 1, is straight and flat. Brenda had a confusing encounter with a gas station attendant, welcome to Manitoba.
5:24 pm - We are on the most boring road ever. A few miles ago, Brenda wondered out loud why they didn't have more signs or something to look at on the highway. Well, guess what, we are now 4km into an odometer check. So far so good. Brenda hopes we get a gold star at the end because the Loonmobile is doing so well. I can't decide if Manitoba is the most boring province or the most ridiculous.
5:28 pm - Apparently we just passed the longitudinal centre of Canada. In Manitoba the excitement never ends.
9:20 am - On the road again... Cam and I enjoyed our complimentary breakfast this morning. We even managed to score some spoons for our cereal. Yippee! Then it was off to Kakabeka Falls, which was excellent. Despite Cam wanting to risk his life for a photo op (he was not allowed to do so).
Cam at the Falls.9:37 am - Cam says bye-bye to Hwy 11. We will miss you!!!
9:53 am - Having travelled nearly 1500km from home, we have now left the Great Lakes water system. From this point, water flows to the Arctic Ocean. Guess we really aren't home anymore.
9:10 am - That's right. See ya later Eastern Time Zone, hello Central Time Zone.
I give you... Central Standard Time!10:23 am - Not much to see here. I guess this is why Jonathan said Northern Ontario is when he started hallucinating on his drive from BC.
10:51 am - Stopped for a picnic lunch (ie. huddled up in the car due to coldness) at a garbage dump, I mean scenic outlook, in Ignace.
12:38 pm - We stopped in Dryden for gas and coffee. Apparrently a population of 7700 can support a Walmart and we checked it out. As much as I am not a big fan of Walmart, we walked out with a pair of sweatpants, 12 pairs of socks, and 2 packs of gum for under $40, delaying our need to do laundry for a few days.
12:43 pm - Exiting Dryden we were hit by a sizeable pojectile that almost made it through the windshield. We have managed to avoid the rain today but the meteorites have taken their toll.
Crack of the Loon.3:20 pm - Kenora was a lovely place. Cam fought off a giant yellow spider, only to learn it was friendly. They made up in the end. Got some grub from a Whistling Monkey before befriending another Kenora creature, the Loonie Bear. I am sure the people in Kenora are nice too.
Cam's new friend.
Brenda's new friend.Lunch - Whistling Monkey Pub and Grill - Friendly service and good food greeted us at the Whistling Monkey. As well as an interesting quote from the monkey on a Keith's poster, "Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty."
Cam at The Whistling Monkey.4:12 pm - Yippee! Manitoba! Hooray!
Hooray! We made it out of Ontario!4:47 pm - The Loonmobile got a long overdue window washing at a random Shell station in Manitoba. The road, Hwy 1, is straight and flat. Brenda had a confusing encounter with a gas station attendant, welcome to Manitoba.
5:24 pm - We are on the most boring road ever. A few miles ago, Brenda wondered out loud why they didn't have more signs or something to look at on the highway. Well, guess what, we are now 4km into an odometer check. So far so good. Brenda hopes we get a gold star at the end because the Loonmobile is doing so well. I can't decide if Manitoba is the most boring province or the most ridiculous.
5:28 pm - Apparently we just passed the longitudinal centre of Canada. In Manitoba the excitement never ends.
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1 Comments:
I vote for Manitoba being the most boring. I wondered the exact same thing about the lack of signage.
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gnat, at 7:30 AM
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