Day 27 Sat-Another Long, Long Haul!

What a day 10 hrs of driving only upside is we gained an hour coming across state lines….We are now in Winnipeg …
We were up at 5am, me with another bad night and a huge headache…that’s what you get mixing drinks…Packed and out of the room into the car at 6.35am a record time,…. Off to Tim Horton’s to get our Famers Bacon Brekky wrap….and a cup of over brewed bitter Americana black coffee…I am going to stop buying them and find myself a Themis….they kill the black coffee every time….

Our start to the day was a 30 min drive to Kakabeka Falls height 40m or 130 feet….the water was pouring over them….it’s nicknamed the Niagara of the North…The name "Kakabeka" comes from the Ojibwe word gakaabikaa "waterfall over a cliff" (French pronunciation: ​[ˈɡəkaːˈbɪkaː]

It was quite cold, when we came upon a Mennonite Family dressed in their attire and had the compulsory Black Car… I am sure they were cool too….We walked from one side across the river to the other side to get a better view of the falls…quite a bit of spray coming up….always on the look out for bears…I said to John we have to remember to take our bear spray even if short distances…

The road through the western part of Ontario was pretty rugged compared to when we went across the border in to Manitoba the province it’s called not state as we call them….

We stopped at Robyn’s Cafe at Ignace for another burnt black coffee and 2 apple fritters which really are donuts…. This place like so many others reminds me of the Wild West movies with the strip of buildings along the Hwy through town.,,nothing connects they are all seperate and many look run down…Robyn was friendly to us, but someone tried to bring their dog through the shop and she was nine to pleased she looked like she was going to blow her top,.,,she made it quite clear no dogs allowed and the stupid women still bought it through…we quickly grabbed our goodies and hightailed it out before Robyn really lost it…

Had a text from Jess they saw a Moose with a baby…A bear then they saw a bear eating a moose 😩😳! We saw a live moose, a dead moose and a live bear…none of which I was quick enough to capture.,,,

So, so many smaller lake after lake after lake and soaked ground everywhere…the sheer volume of water is even through we see it every day totally awe inspiring to see…I took far too many pics which are all starting to look alike…it was only as we got closer to Kenora where we stopped for lunch that the lakes stated to have rocks, rock cliffs and Rock islands around and in them…

Our drive into Kenora was Interesting, right on a lake as most places appear to be…but we kept seeing house backyards filled with water..it wasn’t until we were about to leave we realised that they must be having flooding here…
We had planned to have lunch at Ho Joes, however it appeared as if it was a hangout for the homeless, so we headed for the Ugly Pug Cafe, but people were lined up out the door…so next place was the local Brewery The Lake of the Woods Brewery Company it too was paced, by way managed to get a table and order our meal…just as ours arrived Tim and Jess walked in…we hadn’t planned to met here but it ended up so…Meal was pretty good a Ruben Sandwich….

Fed and watered off we set for the next Province…going over the border and sometimes before it our times changed about 3-4 times eventually going an hour ahead, so we gained time… we also gained unreal but very long straight boring roads…nothing to keep us entertained and interested…the last few hours of today had been hard and tiring…but it is taking us the to thank goodness an Airbnb where we can spread out and relax, make a good coffee and plan what’s happening next….

We had time to relax John had a long sleep…I blogged 😁…the Tim had booked a restaurant for dinner that was indigenous inspired foods with modern dishes rooted in traditional First Nations foods. All the staff and chiefs were First Nations people….it was a very relaxed restaurant, very quiet by the time we got there Tim booked us late forgetting the time change….anyway still a great meal had by all…with Fish, Bison and wild rice Aa a base to many of the meals…I had the Roasted Butternut Squash they call it we call it pumpkin, Ravioli with Bison sheared through the sauce..,very tasty but very rich,…

Again fed and watered we all headed home..been a very long, long day all very tired… we drove back through the main part of the city it looks wonderful to explore tomorrow…Read more