Manitoba! Land of a 100,000 Lakes!

100,000 lakes and they aren't kidding! We enjoyed a brief but relaxing time in Manitoba! We finally hit a campground at Falcon Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park. A beautiful lake with a small town built around it. Everything we needed for 2 nights of decompression! Our last week was a tad stressful with a ton of driving and restless sleeps in some noisy Walmarts and rest areas. The weather is another sore subject. Since are return from Portugal the weather has been hit or miss. Two nights ago we thought a tornado was whipping through the town. Our little trailer felt like it was the house from Wizard of Oz, not to mention the driving rain that was pelting us. Not pleasant… Especially when I keep hearing from friends and family back home in Vancouver that it has been the most beautiful summer ever! Zip it people! Ok, enough whining, our days have been rewarding with lots of scenic stops, swims for Mango and a little sticker shopping thrown in!

Our Manitoba arrival and customary stop at the visitor centre for info and stickers!

Our beach front property at Falcon Beach! Not to shabby!

Picnic time! 

As you can see from a lot of our posts, we never do without food!

A great spot for Mango to dive off the rocks!

During our Manitoba visit we took the opportunity to check out the town of Brandon, the home town of a special peep, Raymundo! Brandon is the second largest town in Manitoba and named after the local "Brandon Hills". Brandon is a hockey and curling town, with the long standing Brandon Wheat Kings which played in the Stanley cup in 1904. The team was later inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame! Way to go Brandon!

Here's lookin' at you Kidd! 

Brandon College. A beautiful old building, established in 1890.

Unfortunately the city had a lot of flooding this year. As you can see, the Assiniboine River is still higher than it should be. Tree's, light standards, pathways and picnic tables are still under water.

On that sad note…. Here is a photo of our current status. Location and weather! But don't despair! (That's a pep talk for myself)…. The sunshine returns tomorrow! Woo Hoo!!!