Finally out of Saskatchewan and into Manitoba

It will come as no surprise to hear that Saskatchewan has been our most hated province so far in terms of riding. We had nothing but headwinds and rain, and the scenery rarely changed. Despite this, the people have been incredible friendly. We get all sorts of honks from cars and trucks as they pass us by...even the trains let out a horn for us every once in a while. The people we meet are always interested in what we're doing and seem to really enjoy life for what it is.

Today was really quite a drab, unexciting one for the most part. No real weather to speak of, little wind, not even any flat tires until later in the day. We biked until we had lunch in Whitewood. When Mike and Pat went in to the grocery store they talked to the mayor about our ride; it just so happens that he doubles as the store's butcher. He called the Whitewood Herald next door, and they came out to ask some questions and get some photos. Totally out of the blue for us! We continued to Moosomin, where we stopped for some Dairy Queen - we can eat ANYTHING we want - and some more groceries for dinner.

The only exciting part of our day was finally getting out of Saskatchewan and into Manitoba. We've had a tough go of it in this province, and we hope that this brings about some new fortunes. We stopped for some photos, and took a great video of us "paddling a canoe" before breaking into our Manitoba Man-Dance. You'll have to wait until we post the videos to see it, and we also took the opportunity to give Saskatchewan the full moon before we rode out. We won't be looking back!

About 5km from the border, Mike and I went into a hotel, and they told us about the Manitoba Visitor's Centre, which is making for quite a camping spot. It's essentially a trucker's stop and a rest area, so it's got picnic tables set up and lots of green space. We wonder if they'll find us in the morning, but what will they tell us to do? Leave? The joke will be on them if they do, but I don't think it will be a big problem for us.

Tomorrow we'll be battling some pretty heavy East winds as we head to Brandon. Guess we'll have to wait and see if Manitoba treats us better!
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