Comments on: Winnipeg

By: Jonas

Jonas — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:54:49 +0000

I’m not worried about the safety of it, I just don’t like most of the sea beaches I’ve swam at – they tend to be full of icky stuff. Also, you have to take a shower after swimming in salt water, because the salt sticks to you and it’s kind of unpleasant, but you don’t have that problem in fresh water

By: Mads Tejlgaard Olesen

Mads Tejlgaard Olesen — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:01:27 +0000

My, Larry should be the posterboy for manly canoeing =P It sounds like you had fun.

Also, not to spook you about freshwater lakes, but contrary to the ocean, they often don’t have enough current to mix the water up, so they can be horribly cold just a meter or two down…cold enough that you can easily cramp up.

Not that I suspect you ever went far from the shore but the sea just isn’t particularly more dangerous because you basically need to take the exact same precautions.

Also, my condolences Lawrence and his fiance concerning the wake

By: EER

EER — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:27:42 +0000

It’s good that you have some locals to show you around the cities and take you on some trips. I can imagine Winnipeg being boring if you didn’t know about that allegedly excellent Italian restaurant, or where to get canoes, etc

My condolences to Lawrence.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:08:44 +0000

It’s an interesting read alright. I was born in the middle of nowhere (country Queensland) and spent the first six years of my life there. Reading your aquatic adventure takes me back to a quieter time, where people had to make their own fun and *gasp*,socialize.