I don't know what it is about the weather, but all our riding days lately seem to start with..... cool and cloudy, or.......windy and rainy. Well today was no exception. We woke early enough to be able to enjoy breakfast with Jeff and Gloria, (who surprised everyone and showed up in Brandon the other day) and Mom and Dad. Fresh bagels and coffee rate among the best ways to start a day. Thanks Gloria. After too many coffees, we loaded up and headed out.
Shortly after leaving Pelican Lake, Linda decided she needed a pit stop (remember all those coffees?), but there was nowhere civilized to be found. So my honey, who is ever the adventurer, decided to duck down a side road and use a surprisingly well placed hay bale as a privacy screen from the road. She had no sooner finished and was in the process of replacing all the layers of clothes, when a Manitoba Hydro truck came down the side road........from the back. I have to admit, I don't know who was more shocked. Linda, or the Hydro guy. I just howled.
The skys were threatening rain all day, but we stayed ahead of most of the wet stuff until after lunch. We came out of the Husky restaurant in Morris, Manitoba to rain drops on the windshield. We decided to ride a little south and east to see if we could skirt around the front, but to no avail. We were forced to stop and dig out the rain gear beside a rather non-descript river.
Imagine my surprise when we cross the bridge and read the sign on the opposite side. Hmmmmm. I always thought it would be a little more, shall we say, impressive?
From here it was a relatively easy (and not too damp) ride out of Canada and over to Baudette, Minnesota, were we found lodging for the night at the Americ Inn (you gotta love that name!) Nice place. We took a couple of minutes to play tourist along the down town main street. It is a charming little town. Tomorrow we will cross back into the True North, strong and free and head for Thunder Bay. Hope you can come along.
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