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Monday, 4 August 2008

Weekend Update - I Love Manitoba !

Manitoba is a great place to be, especially in the summer!

On Sunday, I went out to Gimli to enjoy some Icelandic hospitality. The place was hopping!

Gimli
Gimli

As enjoyable as the village itself was the drive there. There's something about a prairie drive that I find amazingly therapeutic. Mountains - great. Forests - lovely. You just can't beat the prairie, though, for a peaceful summer drive.

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Monday was spent at Assiniboine Downs for the Manitoba Derby. I caught the first four races.

The Downs is an incredible place to people watch! The crowd ranges in age from 9 to 90 and from business-suited executives to hip-hop teenagers. It's the strangest mix of people you will ever see together in one place sharing the same passion!

The price is right, too. Free parking and free admission.

I only do little bets and at the end of the day, (not including lunch), came home just $3.25 down.

Not bad for a great afternoon !

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I also checked out the Zoo to see Debby and comrades, (more on Debby later). Everyone was in fine form !

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