some pictures I hope

Our first published pictures. Now that we know how maybe I could get a little more creative with the posts. wouldn't that be nice,

Winnipeg and points east

Winnipeg (dirty water) To start with we had to overrule TomTom to get to the Rv park. Yeah…finally won an argument with the little black thingy. We took a day and explored the windy city which was not so windy. Saw the Canadian Mint where all of our coin is made, as well as a lot of other countries. Particularly enjoyed Saint Boniface, the old French section of Winnipeg. Saw some beautiful old stone buildings such as the cathedral and drove past Louis Riel’s grave site. Had a great lunch at the Forks (place where the Assiniboine and Red river meet)… similar in nature to Granville Island. Drove around and got a bit of a feeling for the place.



Drove from Winnipeg to near Thunder Bay. Long day. Stayed in a provincial park for $43.00. Hmm We let Kit out to roam. And he came back.. Yeah!... a bit reluctantly, but he did come back.

Spent the day at one of Canada’s top ten attractions Fort William Historical Park. Great place with actors and staff living and working at the fort. Well worth it. We learned a lot about the North West Company, fur trading and life style history. I must check out what the other nine attractions are.

Southern Sask

Sunday August 29 Willow bunch . There was a different feeling when we drove into Willowbunch probably due to the fact that I knew that I was related to some inhabitants of the area. Willow bunch is a small town or village… hmm maybe just call it a gas station/ restaurant/motel, with a grand museum. The museum which used to be a convent/ school held many old artifacts, of course, but there were neat references to my great great grandfather Simeon (Sam) and his father Andre Gaudry a well known local Metis. When I told the girl at the desk that I was related to the Gaudrys she nodded and stated, “There are a lot of those around here.”

We camped in the Jean Louis Legare campsite The campsite was nicely wooded and rustic as campsites should be. There was a golf course adjacent to the campsite. It rained off and on all-night. We were in a secluded area so we let the cat out to explore. He decided that he did not want to come back to the trailer and took off into the bush for a couple of stress filled hours. Stressful for us but I think he was sitting in the bushes watching us. It rained and poured as we sat and waited for him to come home. He finally came straggling in with a soaking wet coat. He hasn’t been out of the trailer since.

Southern Sask. is very green and according to Jack the crops are amazingly good. He stopped on the road to pick some large brown eyed daisies that reminded him of his childhood. Weather is cool and wet. Highway 18 to Estavan was in rough shape. Had a nice visit wih my Uncle Stan, Auntie Mickey and Carl. Crossed into Manitoba on Monday. Stopped in Souris for gas. I thought it was a pretty, clean little town. Funny how you get feelings about a place within minutes of being there.