Birch Ocean Front

For the last day of our holiday we all decided to go the mall for some last minute bargain shopping. It was only a block to the bus stop but once we got there a black cloud suddenly appeared and dumped buckets of rain on us, drenching us through to our undies. This was the rain that had been forecasted all week but didn’t materialize until we were standing at the roadside with no protection. We ran for cover and soon after missed our bus. We had to wait 40 minutes for the next one and got off to catch a connecting bus, which didn’t come for another 45 minutes. So although the mall was only 3.3 miles away according to Google Maps, it took us 1 1/2 hours to get there! Winnipeg Transit riders would be furious over this quality of service but the locals here seemed to take it in stride. Janet and I shopped while JS and Ed found some comfy chairs where JS read a book and Ed surfed the net on his phone. Getting back to our condo was also a nightmare. The first bus came within a few minutes but we waited an hour for the second bus. Just after boarding, another rain cloud released a downpour so we escaped a second drenching but still got wet when we got off the bus. And all of this fun only cost us $5 for an all-day pass plus the few items purchased. We picked up a delicious pizza at the corner restaurant and had our dinner at 10:30! We finished off the remaining bottle of wine and some beer laughing at our misadventures.Read more