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Day 41: Let’s go into the woods today

By tony.barb.fisher May 13, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Sleeping at a truck stop next to a busy highway and intersection was probably not the best idea we’ve ever had, but we made it through the night albeit with less deep sleep than we probably needed. We start by having an egg breakfast with coffee at the Denny’s on-site.…

Day 40: Getting the miles in

By tony.barb.fisher May 12, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Well, no aurora viewing last night, oh well. We slept really well and got off to a great start for the day before 8:00am. The drive starts with what we thought was an early morning haze. Later in the day we’d discover that it is actually smoke from a wild…

Day 38: June 26 – Portage la Prairie, MB to Dryden, ON

By tony.barb.fisher June 26, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

After a great nights sleep at the Walmart, we headed to Tim Horton’s for breakfast. Disappointment awaited. Barb’s breakfast sandwich had eggshells in it and my Bagel BELT arrived without L or T. 😒 We made a quick stop at the White Horse monument just West of Winnipeg as we…

Day 37: June 25 – Lloydminster, AB to Portage la Prairie, MB

By tony.barb.fisher June 25, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Early start to the day as we head East out of Lloydminster and immediately into Saskatchewan. The border actually splits the town into two and as we depart we both commented on our observation that most of the recent commercial development had occurred on the Alberta side of town leaving…