tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338232561883673952024-03-18T20:04:50.303-07:00Travel Manitoba by MotorcycleManitoba - lakes, buffalo and polar bears, mother nature plays here!Belt Drivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433823256188367395.post-2445102718101120452010-09-25T10:49:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:09:03.771-08:00From Dryden to Brandon<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We left Dryden on Wednesday September 15th and travelled through Kenora, skirted Winnipeg and arrived in to Brandon after a 600 KM ride. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We arrived at our hotel and were pleasantly surprised by the airplane out front. </span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Bolingbroke Mk IV that honours those who died at the Aerodrome in
Paulson MN in 1943 - it was restored as part of the Commonwealth Air
Training Plan Museum.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The gorgeous lobby made the first impression of this hotel even stronger - this was going to be a fabulous place to stay...</span></i></td></tr>
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here was of slightly superior quality to some - obviously the tourism
bureau here understands the value of hotels as points of contact for the
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many of the Comfort Inns have BBQ areas with grills and seating - this one just has a really stellar one and had it not been so cold I think I could have enjoyed a BBQ and a gab outside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The service and the atmosphere here was amazing and I am deeply grateful for the staff and management here - they were wonderful. Please make sure you give this location of the Comfort Inn a shot if you are in the region...they are really great at customer service and the hotel is wonderful!</span></div>
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<b><span id="sobi2Details_field_business_name">Comfort Inn Brandon</span></b><br />
<span id="sobi2Details_field_street">925 Middleton Ave</span><br />
<span id="sobi2Details_field_city">Brandon</span> <span id="sobi2Details_field_federal_state">MB</span> <span id="sobi2Details_field_postcode">R7C 1A8</span><br />
<span id="sobi2Details_field_phone">(204) 727-6232</span><br />
<span id="sobi2Details_field_tollfree"><span id="sobi2Listing_field_tollfree_label">Toll Free:</span> 1-866-958-9898</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brandon is a pretty city it is too bad that it was so over cast when we rode around the city!</span></div>
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CYCLE BOYZ CUSTOMS INC.</div>
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358 Park Avenue East.<br />
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada<br />
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R7A 7A7<br />
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ph: 204-726-4641<br />
http://www.cycleboyz.com/</div>
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Just another taste of the eccentric sense of humour and creativity of the Boyz...To stop in see what these creative and innovative thinkers do...It was great seeing Brent & Derrick - but now in the pouring, driving rain we are off to Saskatoon...<br />
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Belt Drivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433823256188367395.post-52249761100296838122010-09-25T07:53:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:04:38.167-08:00From Yorkton to Kenora<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">In order to get to Kenora ON from Yorkton SK we travelled through Manitoba. We would not be stopping much as our schedule was tight. We stopped in Minnedosa for fuel and asked for a recommendation as to where to eat. We were told Maushies Family Restaurant, but when we got there they had just closed so we decided to try the Lorelei Restaurant at the Valley Motor Lodge.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The town of Minnedosa has changed a lot since I was a young girl - or maybe my memories are fuzzy. The town seemed shabby, unloved with uncared for streets - the town I remember seemed so alive and vibrant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While the town may have changed some, the valley with the Little Saskatchewan river was as pretty as I remembered it to be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The food at the restaurant we very affordable and very tasty. The decor of the restaurant amazed me. It was beautiful - very different in fact from the outdoor appeal of the hotel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From Minnedosa we headed east to Winnipeg where we fuelled up at the Flying J on the West side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our stop was brief - fuel and bathroom as we needed to get to Kenora and our room for the night. The next morning was to be a big morning for me. We were hooking up with the Motorcycle Ride for Dad National Cross Canada Run!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next stop, Kenora, until later...ride safe</span><br />
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Belt Drivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433823256188367395.post-13285466579108440802010-03-21T18:54:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:04:01.372-08:00Looking forward to going through my home province!<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was born in Fort Churchill Manitoba. I lived in Winnipeg as a kid - both mom and dad were in the Armed Forces back in the day when it was the RCAF. This summer I am supposed to be riding to Digby Nova Scotia and on the way I am spending a couple of days in the Brandon and Winnipeg area!</span></i><br />
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I hope to have some of my friends help me to research the places to stop and things to see while on my trip.<br />
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