The Nomads

Left Fieldstone campground, Moosomin, Saskatchewan

Temps: 25C

Cloudy and Warm

We got a late start because of the wet tent, it rained in the night. The weather had let up a bit but threatened rain all day.

The drive across Manitoba was like the last few days in Saskatchewan except that there were more trees. It was still flat and in some places a bit like rolling grass covered sand dunes.

Of course, after some of the impressive landscapes we’ve been through, it would seem rather drab and unimpressive but I’m sure that the locals quite think they have nice countryside.

We avoided Winnipeg as the weather was looking stormy for as far as we could see and we wanted to get to our next provincial park the other side of the Ontario border and set up the tent before the rain hit.

Once in Ontario the landscape became much more interesting with a wealth of lakes from large to small in the north. Very Pretty…!

A quarter of an hour before stopping we came upon a large black bear digging and rooting in the dirt atop a large rock outcrop beside the road. I thought of him while we were having supper and packed the food high in the trees, well away from the campsite.

We saw several deer in Ontario that day as well.

Now that we’re so close to the Maritimes, I’m almost sorry that the trip is almost over.

Kilometres - Daytrip: 720 km total: 27,974

Gas: $64

Lodging: Blue Lake Prov. Park, Vermillion Bay, Ont.

# posted by Richard and Susie @ 2:58 PM