Day 32 - Winnipeg to Prawda

134.8 km - Total so far 2,916.23 km - http://ridewithgps.com/trips/5244378

After our day of not pedaling, we were once again aiming for an early start. We looked out the window to see what would turn out to be a thunderstorm. Needless to say any thoughts of leaving early where quashed. By 7:30 the skies were clear and we got ourselves ready to go. 

We had mapped out a route the night before. It required us to use the network of cycling routes to get us quickly and safely through the downtown, over the bridge to St-Boniface and out to Hwy 115. We would have been quicker getting to Hwy 115 had we not stopped for pictures along the way. We really enjoyed our brief stay in Winnipeg as there is so much to see and do and we but scratched the surface. I am sure that you also have heard of Winnipeg in the last couple of days thanks to the loudspeaker broadcasts coming from the Winnipeg police helicopter.

Cycling lane in the Exchange district

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The old Winnipeg police station

Something very odd about the front entrance to the old Winnipeg Police Station

The guy in the letter A is Louis Riel who helped make Manitoba a province of Canada in 1870. We was hung in Saskatchewan 15 years later.

You will see from the GPS data that after a while we made a sharp turn to the right (SOUTH) from Hwy 15 unto Hwy 12 and then left (EAST) on Hwy 1. Turns out the road surface was terrible on Hwy 15 and there was nothing to see. We ended up on a much nicer road Hwy 1 (Trans Canada Highway) but still there was nothing to see. We got a nice surprise in that we saw Millon having lunch at a picnic table by the side of the road on Hwy 1. Sometimes, one of the lanes on Hwy 1 was closed to traffic due to construction and we slipped in behind the barriers. This gave us a nice road were we got to ride side by side once in a while.

We had lunch under one of the overpasses on the Trans Canada Highway. Reminds you of the 417 doesn't it

The winds were not favourable to us today and we got in later than expected at the campsite in Prawda, We also got caught by a 40 minute downpour. Today was not what we would call a memorable day. Tomorrow will be much better!

Tonight is our last night in beautiful Manitoba. Tomorrow we will be sleeping in our home province (Ontario) in the Town of Kenora.


83.76 miles - Total so far 1,812.06 miles