The truck 'groaned' this morning before it 'fired'...it might have been the minus 29 Celsius with a wind chill that was absolutely 'bone chilling'. Even the steering was 'stiff' and so was I by the time I finished fueling up the truck. Even the air from the heater was only 'luke warm' after 15 minutes. How people actually live and work in these conditions is beyond my comprehension. The sad part is it gets a heck of a lot colder later in the Winter than we faced today...unbelievable!
We made great time through the rest of the Prairies today despite the 30 to 40 kilometer per hour winds that we were facing...that is the advantage of an automobile...it just burns more fuel. We had aimed for Winnipeg but have actually arrived back in Ontario after 2 1/2 months away. We are in Kenora tonight re-visiting a motel that we stayed in when we cycled through in 2010.
But wait...we might be in Ontario...but we are still a long, long way from home!
Another Prairie Sunrise
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