Aug. 6/08 Sask. Tourist Bureau across highway. They allow you to plug in your cell phone at a jack that is outside by the door. There's a picnic table there, although I spread out my blankey and lay down in the sun awhile for a complete rest.
Notice that I tie a large handkerchief to the bike's handlebars so I can wipe my forehead occasionally. Prairie sun is hot!
Panier is open for a bite of energy bar before I head out.
(K's cell phone message to daughters:)
"Border Crossing at l:02 pm.
Now I'm in Manitoba.
Whoops! It's 2:02 pm.
It must have taken me an hour to walk across the border.
I shud have biked instead."
Manitoba Tourist Bureau 10 km. further down the highway.
(For several days now, my cell phone has not seemed able to send messages, except for ones with only the subject typed in - no text.
I didn't expect this trip to be problem free, but... )
Two Comments from Viewers:
Anonymous said... Oh, no, your cell died!
Are you going to have it cremated? hahaha
Wow - you're in Manitoba!
I dropped by here at Lucas's today as T wanted to come visit, too. Lucas said, first thing, that you made it to Manitoba! Then I saw Pauline and she knew you were close to the border, too! She agreed that Ontario's pretty rough, so once you hit the border, that's a good spot to "pause" (not end) your trip for this time :)
Mr T's playing in the Toy Room.... and picking all your snap-dragons from the garden... heehee
August 8, 2008 10:39 AM Anonymous said... ha - took you an hour to cross! takes that long to get to the city of Central Time Zone heehee.
At the MB Tourist Centre, in the lady's washroom, I discovered a woman from Vancouver washing her green plastic clogs in the sink.
She said to me that her 3 dogs had been so anxious to get out for a break that they got out of the car before she was ready with the leash, and they had dashed off and into a swamp. Well, she had to chase them into the swamp to get them so she, her clogs, and her dogs were muddy. The dogs are Boston Terriers. She, and they, are on their way to Winnipeg to the Dog Show. The male cost $1500 n the female $2000.
I asked her if she had seen 'Best in Show', one my all time favourite movies and mostly Canadian actors. She had, and some of her friends were in it. It was made in Vanc., she said.
The dog I had while growing up was a Boston, and Bonnie was her name. I'm sure on my Dad's meagre salary as an airman in 1950 he paid no more than $20.00 - note placement of the decimal point.
Bonnie, like any bull terrier, had very strong jaws. She would grab my skipping rope (remember those?) and hold on while I would swing her around and around. She would be at least 1 to 2 feet above the ground, and I don't remember her ever being the one to let go first.
She taught me determination, I think, or was it tenacity?
Sure need both for a trip like this.
A few miles passed the border, in Manitoba, I will come upon an old car museum. Unfortunately for me, I get there after closing time. Love old cars. Grenfell had four beauties just off the highway. I had planned to go back in the morning light to take a picture, but forgot when morning came. I hate going 'back' at any time, and that is why I love this trip. Back in Prince Edward County, when I go out for the day on the trail, I felt I had to go back on the trail when I was practising for this trip, and hated that part. Little did I know that I would be doing highways or I would have cycled all the different county roads, which are so beautiful. Same 'old', though - houses, farms, lawns, crops and a bit of woods occasionally. People move to our county from Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal etc. so they can live in the country, and then they destroy it with monster houses and 3 acre lawns...lawns which are destroying life all over the world.
At Virden, I stayed at the Lion's Park. CPR trains run day and night, so all night was awoken by the sound of the train whistles for the various street crossings.
"Virden Lion's campground. shh! don't tell Mr. T."
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