We started our day early again this time making sure to stop for a breakfast of champions at Timmy's.
❤️yum❤️
The only real sight seeing that we got to do in Thunder Bay was driving up top to a lookout point where we had a gorgeous view of the "sleeping giant".
❤️can you see it?❤️
❤️Love❤️
Then we were off like a shot winding our way through the rest of Ontario. What a massive province. We had another wild life sighting chain of events starting with another 3 moose sightings. I got a chance to watch the below beauty wandering about on the side of the road. I have to admit their noses wobbling as they walk make me laugh.
❤️moose friend❤️
I keep forgetting to mention my travel buddy! No I'm not talking bout Jeremy, I'm talking about my skully friend who dances by my side. Also makes me laugh and smile while driving.
❤️skully❤️
We stopped after several hours of driving... Still in Ontario at a little truck stop for more nutrients determined to keep our energies high so we could make a nice dent in our trip. Second breakfast was delicious and happened to be across the street from another gem... Tacky statues! How could we resist pulling over and posing with them?!
❤️spidey❤️
❤️Mousey❤️
As we were pulling away nature man spotted a coyote! He was running on a dirt road beside the highway. We quickly veered off and "chased" him down trying to get a photo. Of course he was as sly as a fox so we missed the photo opt but it was fun!
❤️the almost shot❤️
After that close encounter... While STILL in Ontario we saw two bald eagles soaring above us and a magpie flying beside us. It was interesting to watch the scenery change around us as we drove through the final windey streets of our home province. At some point we noticed the trees where a bit different and that the hills were smaller. The time change was weird to drive through as well. We suddenly gained an hour which made us feel like we could go forever! When we finally passed kenora which is the last main town in Ontario I started to finally feel the excientment of seeing a new province. Manitoba was around the corner.
❤️around the corner❤️
When we did finally cross the border we were so excited we stopped at the tourist center to take a peek!
❤️manitoba❤️
We used the rest room, signed the guest book and chatted with the lady at the front desk. Then we hopped back in the cars and headed to Winnipeg! It was only about an hour and a half until we got there. The roads were wide and flat and a hugely better driving experience. The speed limit was 100 instead of 90 and because everything was so flat you didn't feel like you could hit an animal at any moment! Freedom to buzz through! Another huge difference was that gas was crazy expensive in northern Ontario. We are talking anywhere from $1.45/$1.55! As soon as we crossed over to Manitoba we were seeing gas at $1.24! Filling up two cars for a cross country road trip... That kinda thing makes a huge difference. So of course we filled up and decided to eat some dinner. Humpty's restaurant, which was attached to the petro would have to do! We had fun but jer gave me the giggles and im sure our waitress thought we were crazy.
❤️yum❤️
This was around 5pm Manitoba time (6pm Ottawa time). We were toying with the sea of calling it quits for the day but the idea of having so much more driving to do tomorrow spurred us on to keeping going. I gave jer the deepak audio CDs while I broke out my audio book Pillars of the Earth by ken foillet. We were determined to keep going! Manitoba was increadably beautiful. You could see for miles but everything was so rich with bright greens and fresh lookin fields. We were making incredible time so kept driving and driving and driving. We had this burst of excitement to keep going.
❤️beauty❤️
❤️Flat❤️
We noticed a little town close to Saskatchewan named Russell...too good to be true!
❤️our way into town❤️
We decided that would be our resting place. I am now laying in the most adorable hotel in the most adorable town! I am so happy with our progess today and that we ended up in an amazing place to rest our heads! I'll post pictures tomorrow so you can see what I mean.
❤️wish us luck❤️
❤️S&J❤️
gosh, ur really far, far away! Still, it sounds amazing you two
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