We received mixed reactions when we told people of our planned stop in Manitoba’s capitol city. The typical warning I heard was that I would be surprised by the friendliness of the GIANT mosquitoes. Although these notorious creatures never seemed to materialize we did find the locals extremely friendly and felt very welcomed.
We met a local man who pointed out a quiet safe parking lot. He returned later in the night to chat with us and find out what we were doing. He was fascinated with our idea and by morning he had helped arrange two radio interviews and two TV programs.
Needless to say this media attention thrilled the kids. We are pretty relaxed so as long as the MoHo is tidy and faces are washed we don’t mind having publicity. We found a place to park right down town and CTV showed up with cameras in tow. The boys were eager to show off their beds and talk about our fun trip. It felt bit strange when after the interview the camera man returned to film us making and eating lunch?!!!!
I am so happy to encourage ordinary families to do something special with their family. We are passionate about FAMILIES and we are passionate about CANADA!!! When you mix the two you make unique memories. Wandering around The Forks we saw the old Union Station that was developed by the same architects that planned New York’s Grand Central Station. We spent the afternoon at the Canadian Mint which was a huge success and Orin wants to works there when he grows up making money for a living.
It was raining out so tried to do things that would be indoors and still give us the highlights of Winnipeg. The beautiful museum like Visitors center gave us some great ideas. We visited The Louis Riel home and then rushed off to VV for coats for the kids. We left Victoria when it was Hot and sunny and thought we could leave our winter gear behind but we have had some really cold wet days since we left. Everyone found something that fit and we took our new wardrobe to a glow in the dark mini golf. U Putz was so fun and even Teyauna had a blast!
I hoped the kids would be awake and happy in the morning. We tried to get everyone to bed early so we could be up at five for the CityTV Breakfast Show. Norm stayed up late and we made sure the motorhome was spotless before bed because we did not know if they were going to come in for the show. I had made the littlest boys wash up and wear clean clothes for the morning before going to bed! They did pretty good considering it was like waking up three Victoria time. The kids loved the tour of the TV station control room after the show and especially loved the fresh baked pasteries. We ended the morning at the famous skate park right outside the station and filmed Jaeden doing tricks with his longboard. We had an amazing time with the friendly residents of Winnipeg and thanks to the rainy weather we never met a single mosquito.
