2012 Great Outdoors Travel Road Trip out West, Aug 7 2012 Leif Norman 12 years ago Heather and I rented a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and are driving all the way out to Vancouver Island from Winnipeg. Road Trip! The first day we always camp in Swift Current Saskatchewan. West of Brandon there are large fields full of Canadian Sunflowers Manitoba Sunflowers Heather and Edmund the Zebra and sunflowers Real Canadian bales of hay Junk for Joy Antiques just East of Portage la Priairie, Manitoba Rusty doorknob, Amazing weathered cracked paint Junk for Joy antique and curiosity shop, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba Vivian, proprietor of Junk for Joy “Spooning for you in Blaine” A ceramic squirrel with plastic measuring spoons in his tail! Inside Junk for Joy’s semi trailer A prairie train stops traffic on the highway Our Jetta. Getting groceries in Portage la Prairie Ice Cream Island, Virden Manitoba Tim Hortons. The great Canadian Road Trip tradition Trail Campground in Swift Current Saskatchewan. Our favourite spot is #7. We have stayed here for four road trips in a row! Trail Campground, Swift Current Saskatchewan, Canada