We made it to friendly and flat Manitoba...

It's not often when a plan comes together but today was one of those days. I started my holidays today and our flight to Winnipeg left at 6:30 pm. That gave me time to sleep in and relax as I did all my packing, and there was a lot of packing. The first big chore was to wash, polish and dismantle my bike, all while I had a sore back. I had to be extra careful with no fast turns or get up to fast or reach too far. I did everything slow mo. Then I had to gather all my triathlon stuff and absolutely make sure that I forgot nothing. I'm glad I wasn't rushed.

We got to the airport on time, got on the plane on time and had a gentle ride to Winnipeg. The only setback, which really wasn't a big deal, was that it was raining so hard in Winnipeg that we had to circle the airport for about 15 minutes until the skies cleared. As we were circling I couldn't believe how flat everything is. It's not like this is a new revelation to me, heck I grew up and spent the first 38 years of my life here, but now I'm used to hills and trees. Manitoba is a prairie town and it is flat with crops, there's not a lot of trees and rolling hills on the prairies.

By the time we got to my parents house, my back was starting to really get sore again. It's been a long day. Pack, load, carry, unload, and unpack. Lots of bending and back work. It was good to see Alyssa, she's been here for a week already and I missed her. I was also a little worried that something would happen to my bike during transport, it typically does, so I wanted to put it together right away in case there was a problem so I would be prepared to deal with it in the morning. I had a couple of scares, like the brakes were screwed up, but I found and fixed the problems and the bike test rode perfectly.

After that ate up some periogies and my dad cooked up a few steaks. The plan for the rest of the night is to have something to eat and relax on my bed watching TV and hopefully I'll sleep in tomorrow.

Rest Day - Taper