When we arrived at Winnipeg yesterday we discovered that the whole area from Winnipeg west into the southeast portion of Saskatchewan had been declared a disaster area because of flooding. Between all of the melted snow and continuing rain many of the rivers were waaaay beyond their banks. So instead of staying there for a day or two, we decided to get up early and drive west to get out of the area before the road was closed.
As we were driving west on Highway 1, there was water on both sides of the road in many areas and water level up to the bottom of bridges. In the town of Portage de Pairie, there is a diversion channel from there to Lake Manitoba that was so full of water that the folks there were thinking of breaching the dikes to flood over 500 square acres of land and some housed to save 800 homes in another part of the city.
Well, we made it to Regina, SK. the capital of Saskatchewan late today. We drove all day (366 miles - way beyond the norm) through rain, fog and high winds but the forecast for tomorrow is better. The Temp here is only in the low 40's and with the wind blowing around 30 mph it is not much fun to be out. Hope tomorrow is better.
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