Distance Traveled: From the river dock to a rest stop 55km down HWY 1
Money Spent: $0
Time cycling: 2hours 45 minutes
Moving Average: 19.6km/h
Total Distance Traveled: 1105.5 km
Cara and Don's cabin is such an amazing place, they have a wonderful piece of real estate right on the rivers edge, surrounded by nature with plenty of things to do. Cara and Don were both accommodating and generous – I was gobsmacked by everything I did with these guys, the fishing with Don was fantastic, we caught 8 lovely Walleye fish using Grants cheating machine that plotted out exactly what was beneath the boat including the schools of fish – it really was a fun filled morning.
Don taught me a bunch of things today including how to tie some knots, fillet a fish, filled me in with some of the terrain surrounding Winnipeg and more, a very bright guy who incidentally built the boat house using the surrounding trees and a chainsaw!?
When learning to fillet the fish all the leftovers were thrown out onto a rock by the river where a Bald Headed Eagle that lived in a nest across the river would come and swoop the fish carcasses off the rock. This place really surprises me and honestly I would have loved to stick around for longer as I felt incredibly spoiled by the two of them.
Don even gave me a small fishing road with tackle and Cara gave me a bunch of food to take with me on my trip. Unbelievable!
Their generosity for the 20 hours or so I spent with them does not go unappreciated as ill say that this experience alone has made this bicycle trip across the country worthwhile! When I tell people what are my most memorable/best places ive been to I will have to say Don and Cara's Cabin on the Winnipeg River just North of Kenora in Ontario.
Thankyou for inviting me guys, I am so glad I decided to come, it is an experience ill never forget.
On top of all their generosity Don even took me back to the truck where my bike was waiting, I honestly held off leaving Cara, Don and their cabin till 4pm when I should have left at midday where I only got a couple of hours of cycling on the Trans Canadian Highway East – where I was pretty tipsy on the road from the Ceasers and White Russians I consumed before leaving the Cabin
I found a rest stop that I camped at despite the fact your not suppose to, made my dindins and crashed out and I crashed out hard.
Views of the Winnipeg River in the Morning
Fishing in the Morning on the Winnipeg River
Going for a swim and returning back to the cabin
Filleting the fish we just caught
Don cooking up the Walleye, me eating it, Calee, and Practicing with the new rod.
Bald Headed Eagle swooping down for the fish we laid out, drinking and saying farewell
The beautiful lakes of Ontario and Dindins – Chili Coconut Fish Curry with mash potatoes.
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