Day 5: Into Manitoba

July 10:  We’re in Manitoba!  Woo hoo!

From a great day to not-as-great.  We ran into roadworks in both Ontario and Manitoba which both slowed things down and made them tedious.  What should have been a relatively decent 4 hour drive or less took 5, and we both had headaches and no energy when we arrived.  Add in the stress of driving into the downtown of an unknown city.  Anyway… Really liked Kenora; so pretty on Lake of the Woods.  It reminded me of Haliburton but much bigger.

It’s so interesting seeing the changes in landscape.  After the hills, rocks and deep green evergreens of northwestern Ontario, we segued into deciduous and FLAT.  Oh my goodness, southern Manitoba is flat!  I guess it is part of the prairies!  It made for boring boring driving, though.

After some relaxation time in the hotel room, we headed out for dinner at the Keg  (yum yum white sangria!) and to see the Manitoba Legislative Building.  We’re glad we did; it’s impressive.  And we’re both in better spirits now, too.

Best Western Downtown Winnipeg. Dinner at a Keg downtown.

The Golden Boy