Winterlude

Just back from a brief late-winter escape to Gimli.  Margaret and I drove up to Gimli yesterday and stayed overnight in a suite at the "beach-front" Lakeview Resort.  Obviously, at this time of year, we didn't see too much beach.  Indeed, all we saw were snow drifts along the shore and unbroken ice across Manitoba's largest lake.  Still, it was quite beautiful in the brilliant sunshine, with the temperature hovering around 0 degrees and near calm winds.  As usual, we did a little window-shopping and walked out along the breakwater.

The harbour was empty of all but one large boat.  All the fishing and pleasure small craft were still stored onshore.

It'll be a month or so yet before those begin taking there rightful spots on the docks.

We admired the folk art paintings along the breakwater walkway.

Some highlighted the recent history of Gimli, including the time the Air Canada jet that ran out of fuel was forced to land there, on an old runway, about 25 years ago.

Looking back at the Lakeview Resort from the boardwalk, we decided to go to Seagulls for some fresh pickerel.

For starters, we shared some pickerel cheeks with our Copper Moon red shiraz.  For my meal, I chose my standard beer-battered pickerel and fries.  Margaret chose a more healthy order of pan-seared pickerel and vegetables.

We drove back to Winnipeg after breakfast.  Holly and Mollie, who had been left in the care of Margaret's niece, were very glad to see us.  Or maybe, they were just hoping for more milk-bones ...