Good morning from my temp office in the living room while my home office is still under construction! It’s been a while as my office job kept me busier than I wanted, after 11+ years of being a casual, organizational changes sort of forced me to go full time. Well … » full post and pics!
New fence!
Back yard updates… two elm trees had to be removed and the Northern Tree guys were able to come in with their truck to make the job easier. It was fascinating to watch how quickly they dismantle and remove that humongous beast that hung over roofs and power lines! Then … » full post and pics!
Manitoba – Angusville area
For the last leg of this trip, we had planned to visit our (also Dutch) friends Anneke and Dries on their farm near Angusville.
September 20th-22nd – Onanole and Angusville
Friday, after leaving RMNP, we stopped in Onanole at Poor Michael’s Emporium, what a cool store! Bookcases full … » full post and pics!
Riding Mountain – Clear Lake Boat Cruise
That nasty thunderstorm passed us by and all we got (thankfully) was rain. We used the morning well by sleeping in and we were glad it cleared up just in time for the only Clear Lake boat cruise during week on the Martese. We did this the previous time … » full post and pics!
Riding Mountain – Deep Bay, Ominnik Marsh
Another 28°C day! A bit hot, but we wanted to bike to the Deep Bay today. Later on we also checked out the Ominnik Marsh Trail near town.
September 17th – Deep Bay
It was a really nice bike ride to Deep Bay. There is a wide bike and walking … » full post and pics!
Riding Mountain NP – Wasagaming
Wow, that was an amazing start of the trip in Roblin! What a little gem that East Goose Lake was. We continued the drive east, to Dauphin, and then we turned south towards the park. Towards forests and hills!
September 14th – entering Riding Mountain National Park
We stopped at … » full post and pics!
Manitoba: Roblin
It had been years since we had been to Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba! We decided to make a round trip to the Riding Mountain area. On the way there we are taking the northern route through Yorkton, Roblin and Dauphin. On the way back we will take the … » full post and pics!
Camping SK 2019 highlights
A small selection of camping pics of this season, even though we have one more trip to go, but it’s in Manitoba 😉
Here in our province, we went to Buffalo Pound, Echo and Moose Mountain (Kenosee Lake), and visited the Hartwell cabin at Buffalo Pound.
Last day at work

Last day at Empower! Surreal to quit the job after 11.5 years! Thanks for all the friendship, leadership, support and fun ❤ PADM rocks!! 🤘
Fun last day with Tim Hortons coffee, Timbits, Dutch stroopwafels, lunch with Tyler T and Marga (forgot to take pic), cake and many selfies 😂… » full post and pics!





























