Today we travelled north of Winnipeg. It was the first time I had been out of the city properly and I got very excited about grain fields, prairie grass, flattened houses and GRAIN ELEVATORS (Rebecca - "Yay - ANOTHER grain elevator!")!! The first place we visited was the Lower Fort Garry heritage park. This was a fascinating opportunity to see life as it was for the early settlers in the times of the Hudson Bay Trading Company. A first for both Rebecca and me was trying a Buffalo Burger - I was proud of myself for trying it, and very impressed with the flavour which was similar to beef. 
Next stop, further north, was Winnipeg Beach, a small town at the lower edge of Lake Winnipeg. I really liked this town - it felt like we were on a beach near Florida! We spent some time lazing by the water, and then Rebecca introduced me to Slurpees (like Slush Puppies). 
A very interesting thing to note about Canadian roads (especially in the prairies) is that they are very, very straight - in fact so straight that every bend has to be marked in case you miss it! I think we hit a maximum of 5 curves on our travels today! Travelling further northwards again we saw a storm brewing ahead. I was quite excited at the prospect of seeing a tornado, but I guess it was a good thing I didn't! We didn't stay very long in the next town of Gimli because of the storm (by this stage there was lightning, wind and a bit of rain) but I was fascinated by its Icelandic culture. The storm didn't come to much, or else we beat it driving down south again.
At night I had the unique opportunity to participate in some Metis square dancing, something Rebecca is learning. Metis culture is a mix of Aboriginal and European. We also drove throught the North End (dodgy area) to get there! [PS Apparently I was quite good at the dancing!]
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