15Aug11: The Canadian: Day 3 (Rail Day 3)

We scheduled to have a four hour layover in Winnipeg, but because we were so far behind schedule it was shortened to about forty-five minutes. Not really enough time to see any of the city. We were able to take a short walk to stretch our legs and enjoy the nice weather, and visit the statue of Gandhi on the grounds where a Human Rights museum is being built. The four of us were concerned about missing the train and headed back to the station a little earlier than we needed to. We spent what felt like a very long time in the station's boarding lounge waiting for them to finish servicing the train and allow us to re-board.

After we left Winnipeg we spent the day rolling through the plains of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, again stopping and waiting for east-bound freights. We saw some horses and cattle, but still no wildlife. That night around Saskatoon I watched a thunderstorm come in from the west, the mountains just visible in the distance.