But time goes by and priorities change. With the highway making access easier, it is no longer an exotic destination And, I am no longer concerned about catching a trophy musky. Indeed, fishing trips now are about having a beer around the campfire with good friends and sharing anecdotes from past trips. If we catch fish it's a bonus. I have probably passed through Kenora a half dozen times and haven't wet a line. But it is a beautiful place!
After 2070 kilometres we finally escaped from Ontario.
But the rain continued through the morning. We were on the Yellowhead highway west of Winnipeg and heading northwest before the sun appeared.
By the way, a litre of gas is 15 to 25 cents cheaper in Manitoba and Saskatchewan than in Ontario (of course I filled up in Ontario this morning). With all that extra tax revenue, it's incredible that Kathleen Wynne can still spend us into huge deficits!
The terrain in central Manitoba is more contoured and has more trees than the southern plains. And, amazingly, we saw lots of moose crossing signs across Manitoba and Saskatchewan despite the more open fields (just signs - no moose).
Wawa has temporarily lost its goose, but the Minnedosa Rest Area on the Yellowhead Highway has one of its own. Our only Big Thing today.
A couple of prairie homesteads.
It took us half a day and just 550 kilometres to cross our second province.
The old grain elevators are gradually disappearing, but many communities are using a combination of old and new.
And that's it for today. We had planned to walk the river downtown but a violent thunderstorm welcomed us to Saskatoon, so we're housebound tonight. Hopefully we'll get there in the morning before we leave for Grande Prairie, Alberta.
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