The Mega Manitoba Movie: Episode V

In this episode, we set out from Dauphin, Mb in the early morning and biked through some of the thickest fog we have seen in the summer. We biked west on highway 5 through Gilbert Plains and Grandview Manitoba. Surprisingly we arrived at Roblin, "the jewel of the parkland," by early afternoon. Roblin was the first of the four corners of Manitoba we had hoped to visit. It is approximately 13 km to the Saskatchewan border. After lunch and a short visit with Fr. Wood at St. Matthew's, we biked south on highway 83. The wind from the south made this afternoon trip extremely difficult. Instead of camping at the Asessippi Provincial Park, we chose a more private beach and campground on the east side of the highway, right at the bottom of the valley. The owners were kind and courteous, they even opened a cabin for us when there was a risk of a massive hail storm overnight. Thankfully our tent kept us dry and we did not get the hail we were supposed to get. Also, the campground has really good natural spring water from their well. We made sure to fill up all our water bottles before we left in the late morning! Check out their website asessippibeach.com