May 12, 2005

May 12, 2005

Brandon to Winnipeg / Lorette, Manitoba

DAY 329

 

Today was mostly sunny, but cold. Our outside water line froze over night !

This morning I did regular preventive maintenance, then prepared Harvey for departure. We drove across Meadowlark Campground to their dumping station, dumped the holding tanks, refilled the fresh water tank, then headed out, east on Hwy. 1. We drove into Portage La Prairie, filled up with diesel, bought some supplies for Bo at PET VALU, and bought groceries at Safeway. We ate lunch in the shopping mall parking lot. We drove though, and out of Portage La Prairie, continuing east on Hwy. 1 toward Winnipeg. We both had mixed feelings about the new phase of this adventure that is about to begin. Arriving in Winnipeg, visiting with family, then starting our West Hawk summer job for 16 weeks. We haven't been around family a lot lately. We haven't stayed in one place for 16 weeks since we started this journey.

On the west side of Winnipeg, we exited Hwy.1 and got onto Hwy. 100, Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway. We drove north around the west side of the city, then east around the south side of the city, then a bit south around the east side of the city, before getting back onto Hwy. 1 eastbound, for just a short distance to Hwy. 207. I don't understand why all cities don't have a ring road / Perimeter Highway ! A short distance southeast on Hwy. 207 towards Lorette, and we were at the Danelak's ! I backed into, and down their long driveway, and we were "home", so to speak. Bud was home when we got there. He came out to greet us. We went inside and greeted Andrea, and Lily the cat. Sharon arrived home an hour or so later. We chatted, had dinner, then watched The Apprentice.

Late in the evening, I returned to the trailer, and had to begin to figure out what to do with this huge waste tote I bought in Virden yesterday. It was still in the box. I stored it inside the truck last night, then put it on the bed this morning. I removed it from the box, threw the box outside, partially assembled it, then left it in the hallway outside the bathroom. I've got to deal with it first thing tomorrow. I did today's accounting, then today's journal.

DSK