BC Road trip Post #4 Sunday, June 29, 2014

BC Road trip Post #4  Sunday, June 29, 2014

Quick breakfast in Thunder Bay, and then on the road to drive out to Emo, and Barwick ON.  Big Clouds
very cool weather with strong winds.

Travelled along the #11 hiway to Rainy Lake, where we saw amazing flooding:  boat docks had to be weighed down to keep them from floating away.  Driveways were blocked.

Stopped in Emo where gas prices are climbing to $1.40/ ltr.

Had a delicious lunch at Chester Chicken where they also serve blueberry bannak.

So much flooding around here.

Arrived in Barwick to see Maureen Froese around 4 pm.  She showed us around the village, and we watched a bit of a very competitive baseball game.  Then we had dinner and went for another walk.  There was more rain.  Maureen showed us where the Rainy River had peaked last week - about 10 feet above where it was, but still unusually high.  The river current was extremely fast - dangerous.  

More strong winds next day.  Felt like October.  Maureen drove back with us to Emo, where we saw the waste water lagoon that her company is working on, and also the Queen Street rebuild of infrastructure.  We left early to be on our way to Manitoba. 

Thanks Maureen.