June 19th, 2017, Day 29, Rest Day in Winnipeg, Manitoba

It was fabulous! No alarm jarring us awake at the break of dawn. We stayed, snuggled and comfy in our little nest room atop Sherry and Ian’s Winnipeg home until well after 9m. Then we continued in our laziness to lie around blogging and reading between naps. This was our rest day and we rested.

After a breakfast of leftover quinoa salad we hoofed it over to the nearest bus stop. I say “hoofed it” because our bikes were at MEC being serviced. It’s good to use some different muscles for a change. We went downtown where Charlie had an appointment, then walked several blocks to the Human Rights Museum.  

If you’re in Winnipeg, I would recommend that you make a point of visiting this museum. Architecturally it’s very unique and the long ramps that lead from floor to floor give the viewers time to process some of what they’ve seen.  Canada is, in my opinion, the best country in the world. However, this exhibit brings injustices to light and shows us that Canada, past and present, does have things to answer for.  

MEC was supposed to have our bikes completed by early afternoon but when we arrived to claim  them, the mechanic was still working on Charlie’s. We had them tuned up, chains replaced and I had my stem shortened. Charlie’s wiggle-wobble was because his cassette was loose and his rear hub was misaligned. They fixed that for him and put more cushy bartape on his handlebars. We were a bit panicked because we had promised to make dinner for our hosts. Fortunately dinner was ready on time because we power shopped and team prepared it. Our team is Charlie and me. We’re a good team.;)   After dinner they served dessert which was pavlova. Mmmmmmm……..good! We watched a slide show about their last cycling tour in Europe and then I was done! So tired , I fell asleep in minutes.     Zzzzzzzzzzz