The Assinaboine River's banks were flooded in places, so B had to navigate us out of Winnipeg on a route other than the path along the River, as high water had washed out the path in spots. As we were leaving the hotel in the morning time, a pair of employees, who are both transferring to Whistler and are engaged to be married in summer 2017, asked us so many questions about our journey, as they have an interest in doing a similar trip. They wanted to give us something for the road so Y said some muffins would be nice and the male dashed to the hotel kitchen and brought us some. We stopped at the south lawn of the Manitoba legislature to photograph some painted polar bears and then were on our way. We were traveling into a strong wind today, with some heavy gusts, so not a lot of photo stops today. At Tim Hortons in Elie, MB, B spoke at length with John, who produced maps from his car and recommended a nice route from Virden, MB to Regina, SK. We arrived in Portage la Prairie in time for our evening meal and with 4 minutes to spare at the laundromat - our last load of our bicycle trip!
The painted polar bears remind me of the painted orcas in BC. I wonder if it was a similar fundraiser. - - - J.McD.
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