Oh, how great it feels to be flying along on the Prairies with the wind at our aid. That is how we whizzed into Virden, Manitoba! We were concerned that the wind might be gusting at us for the final six days of our journey, our Prairie welcome! The day began windy at us and 2C, so we bundled in layers (including long underwear and neoprene over booties for Y and under-helmet liners for both). By 11:00am, we were peeled to our usual ride outfits. The wind situation improved greatly before lunch (pic-nic in Oak Lake, MB, augmented with our first ever deep fried pickles from Dandy Drive In) and was fantastic in the afternoon. Virden is where B's mom was born and lived until age 12. It is a very pretty town - much larger than expected and host to an award-winning indoor rodeo! We don't have the time or the means on this trip to get out and about and to visit the local farms and archives. We plan to research more before the return road trip we have been talking about together (with our canoe). We saw our first oil derrick just before arriving in Virden!
There's a fish-fry in my town that serves a deep-fried dill pickle with each fish and chip order. (I have not matured enough to appreciate them, yet!) But, I've never tasted or seen deep-fried sliced pickles before. It's great to see photos of the area around Virden. Thanks! - J.McD.
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