Road Trip out West, Aug 7 2012

Leif Norman

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