Reflections: Ottawa-Winnipeg Summer Road Trip 2010

It's been merely a day since I arrived back in Ottawa late last night (Saturday, Aug. 28). I was too exhausted, and got up late from bed, around lunch time today (Sunday, Aug. 29). I had been busy unloading and unpacking. The front-end of my truck, including the front part of my Thule roof box, was completely smeared with specks of dead bugs, so well-covered that I had never seen before. I had to drive to a nearby car-wash to clean them up. Overall, the road trip was a wonderful experience and quite refreshing, albeit a tiring one, nevertheless. I had visited one of Canada's largely undiscovered vacation paradise.

While in Winnipeg for four days, I mostly visited old friends that I still have contact with. I also took my truck for an oil change at a Midas garage. Additionally, I paid a visit to my former Alma Mater, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Manitoba, which had changed somewhat over the last ten years, due to old buildings being torn down and replaced with new ones. I managed to meet with a few people there whom I knew from the past, including my former thesis advisor. A new CFL-class football stadium was also being built for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on a former campus football/soccer field. This was a very large open field formerly occupied by snow bunnies in the winter, when I used to walk through it daily from my home to my office on campus. I also visited the Assiniboine Park in the Tuxedo area (especially, the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, the English Garden, and the Formal Gardens, which I had not visited in the past) and The Forks.

At the moment, however, I'm still awaiting help from my friends here to uninstall my large Thule roof box (7 ft long, and weighing 47 lbs) off the roof of my truck, but no one seems to be available today... :(
Therefore, I am unable to park my truck in the garage for yet another day (had to just leave it outside). Actually, I was unable to talk to anyone of my friends on the phone today... only to leave voice messages. Anyway, I will be sorting out pictures from my camera that I took on this trip, and posting them here soon. Stay tuned.