Aug 8-10

Clear Lake Riding Mountain National park

8th we drove from Moosomin to Brandon, stopped for lunch and groceries then continued north to Riding Mountain National park. The landscape changed as we drove north, rolling hills and lots of bush, with fields of grain along the way.

A quick drive into Clear Lake Town to get a feel for the place.  It’s a nice little beach front town and should be fun to enjoy tomorrow.

9th

Pancake breakfast-thanks Tac! What a beautiful day for an outdoor day!  We dropped into Clear Lake and enjoyed some beach time. Too bad the lake has swimmer’s itch right now so we just sat back and enjoyed the sunshine.  Bronwyn got to have her first beavertail-cinnamon and sugar. She and I played frisbee and got up to 16 tosses without a miss! 

Back at the campground we headed to the pool and cooled off with a dip and some fun in the water. 

We took a sunset cruise on Clear Lake. At first we thought the clouds might block the sun, but after a while it gave us some fantastic photos!  

Aug 13 – zoo and more

What a great day to head to the zoo: not too hot not too cool just right! So many animals were out for us to see and the polar bears wrestling above us in the glass tunnel were the highlight!!

Finding the statue of Lieutenant Harry Colebourn and Winnie the bear was a bit of an “amazing race” challenge but we found it for Oliver.

Manitoba Legislature

And of course we had to visit the legislature here in Winnipeg. We learned how the two massive bison sculptures at the base of the stairs had to be slid in on blocks of ice and slid in over the new marble because the roof was completed and closed in (oops)!

Gillespie’s invited Bronwyn to see the Rogers and Hammerstein production of Cinderella at the Rainbow Stage. What a treat!!

While she was enjoying the show, we enjoyed a fabulous dinner and visit with Dave and Kristen Harris.

Late night desert with Gillespie’s to hear all about the musical and home by midnight.