Left Winnipeg this morning on a 10AM Greyhound.
Stopped at a diner in a small town called Brandon for lunch before pressing on.
Parts of the Canadian province of Manitoba I am venturing through are on flood alert - water levels to rise imminently, as in the next day or so. The flood defence efforts are evident and two rows of large sand bags the size of small rubbish skips line the higher risk, river bank zones.
Writing this from a coach that has wifi and internet access, right out in the prairie landscape.
To describe the landscape: largely flat, dull-looking, scrub-land as far as the horizon, with a very sparse scattering of dwellings and tree clusters. The occasional industrial-sized farm, lets you know people work out here. Remnants of snow dot the lower lying land and also, patch the edge of fields. Where water has failed to drain away, ponds are left. It has been like this out, the window for at least 6 hours now!
On-route to Saskatoon.
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