Rob-n-Hild, oot and aboot eh? Sorry - 2022
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Kenora - Winnipeg (325 km. 4.25 hours. Elevation maximum 380 metres) 
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| We did a bit of work this morning before we gassed up and left Kenora
through the Lake of the Woods - which is really a lake of islands as
there are thousands of them (it seems) all crowded together in one -
admittedly - very big lake.
Between endless lakes and kilometres of road we were trying to spot the "Centre of Canada" sign only because Hild had not done her research so that when we turned off HWY 17, we missed it. We will visit it when we return next month. |
And - finally - after about another 40k we left Ontario and entered
Manitoba. We were so shocked that we forgot to take a picture of the
border sign (but Google Street View had it!) - and carried on being unobservant as we missed our road
to go to Seven Sisters Falls!
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A quick U-turn (from Hild) and we were back on our way on Route 44 -
which was not like the Trans-Canada highway at all. At first, it was
just the sign saying that the road was bumpy and restricted to 65% of
axle weight, but as we carried on we saw (and felt) what they
meant. The road was clearly badly affected by freezing and thawing
with lots of undulations and broken, fixed and broken again
tarmac. It reminded Hild of mountain roads in Norway - and Rob of
the road over Bjørnevatn (the bit in Telemark before you get to
Agder with properly repaired roads!). All we needed was sheep - but
sadly we are still missing that species, although we did see donkeys.
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After a while it got fun, so we took another road signposted to Seven
Sisters - route 307 - as it seemed like more fun. Well, that was
until we suddenly go stopped by a sign saying the road was closed by
flooding and we had to turn around and go back to route 44. That was
our second U-turn of the day - funny how these happen when Hild is
driving and Rob is navigating....
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But in the end we did get to Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park where
we stopped for lunch, a nice 5k walk and a cup of tea made on our
Trangia stove. It has been a long time since we got the Trangia out
and we had been itching for a chance to use it again so it was lovely
to sit at the side of a rushing river and boil water for a proper cup
of tea - aaah, luxury.
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The walk was also interesting with some new species to count and we
heard a lot of spring peepers - small but noisy frogs. We have never
seen one (so we can't count them), but they sure make a lot of noise.
We spotted pelicans, a colourful frog, and a slightly miffed ruffed grouse.
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After that it was just a short leg to Winnipeg and our hotel for the
next two nights. This was a shorter day of driving, but with a nice
stop it was very productive. We even did some laundry in the
hotel.
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May/June 2022