We left sunny Winnipeg at about 9am. As we were leaving I commented the roads in Winnipeg rivalled those of Montreal. Zach was quick to correct me, as from his perspective Montreal wins that contest easily.
As we journeyed westward, we were met by very strong winds. At times these were headwinds and at other times, crosswinds. Under these conditions, I really missed the Ford 1 ton diesel. Frequently, the wind would catch the trailer and caused it to sway from side to side. The Tundra simply isn’t heavy enough to withstand these conditions and it slows us down significantly.
About 1/2 way between Winnipeg and Brandon, we encountered a mobile home of sorts. As you can see from the photo, it took up most of the two westbound lanes of the highway.
I’ve seen a few homes being moved before but this was a first of this size and vintage for me. I almost drove off the shoulder of the road to avoid hitting his porch roof. I wonder why they wouldn’t have just simply built it on site rather than go to all the trouble and expense to move it. Inquiring minds would like to know.
Shortly after leaving Brandon, we crossed the provincial boundary into Saskatchewan and gained another hour. From this point until Regina there is very little of anything other than flat fields with varying species of crops. We did stop off at a rest area that registered as El Capo on my iPhone weather app. From a moment, I thought I’d passed through a 3rd dimension and ended up in Mexico.
After arriving in the campsite, just east of Regina, we set up and made dinner before driving to downtown Regina.
We walked around the park in front of the legislature and then around the little lake (about 4kms) before returning to the campsite.
Tomorrow we head for Cochrane for a couple of nights before heading home on Sunday. Until next time.
Mal and Connie's Cross Canada Adventure 2.0 