Mmmmm (Magnificent Misty Manitoba Monday Morning)

Day 24

 I said it in 1994 and I'll say it again -

Manitoba: Saskatchewan with trees

The day dawned cool and misty, the recent time change having taken an hour's worth of sunshine out of our schedule. But the day gradually improved, and even pedaling the Road With No End from Birdle to Shoal Lake proved delightful.

The Road With No End

Note the lack of vanishing point 

Shoal Lake itself (the town) was a gem, and a woman I met who had recently moved there from Edmonton told me she did so because "Land was cheap", a fact soon confirmed by this sign down the road.

Stopping for lunch off the highway in Newdale was perfect: plenty of sunshine and only the sounds of birds chirping to keep me company.

Back on the highway, the tailwind continued. In fact the only thing marring today's trip was the rough road for 5km leading into Minnedosa, which was compensated for by ice cream in town (I was lured in by the promise of more than 24 flavours of soft serve, and stayed for an assembled-in-house ice cream sandwich as well). 
I cleaned up with a refreshing dip in the lake, and tonight we are to have a bonfire after dinner. Life is good.

The prairies and the railroad: inseparable