Winnipeg turned out to be an amazing city to visit; not to mention the fact that it has a fantastic VW Westfalia shop that got Juju Jr. back to 100% health. The “Winterpeg” moniker might be true when things get cold, but fall is a great time to visit this beautiful city.
Video coming soon!
Morning
We camped overnight at a Walmart that happened to be a short drive to Frank Motors, where we had a 7:45am service appointment. Ethan was great in getting ready at such an early hour and we made it to the shop just after 7:45.
We caught a free shuttle from Frank Motors to The Forks and enjoyed a nice pancake breakfast.
After breakfast, we headed to the Manitoba Children’s Museum and spent the entire morning there. Ethan loved the hands on exhibits, especially the water ones and the optical illusions.
Afternoon
We had lunch inside The Forks Market and then made our way to the giant Winnipeg sign for a family photo.
The Canadian Human Rights Museum was there and we went in to ask if it was a kid friendly place. We were told that there is a scavenger hunt for kids and some interactive activities that kids would enjoy. So we made our way in and were blown away by the building and the exhibits.
From a homeschooling perspective, we hoped the museum might have some kind of an impression on Ethan but we didn’t want to force feed him information, unless he was interested in it.
We could have stayed the entire day there, but even with only two and a half hours, we felt it was well worth it.
The Lights of Inclusion was very cool, as it demonstrated how people working together and communicating with each other can create powerful energy that touches everything and everyone we come in contact with.
The Actions Count activity taught people about how the choices we make can help us learn and grow in order to accept others for their beliefs and traditions.
We were concerned that Ethan wasn’t really understanding what the museum was all about, as he was focused on finding items on the scavenger hunt. But we were surprised by what he did next.
There was a place where we could write our own messages and share them for other museum visitors to see. We each wrote or drew a message.
Ethan did a second one that he didn’t want us to see until he was done. It’s the one on the far right in the pic below.
The museum left an impression on all of us and we really could’ve spent the entire day in there. The view from the top of the tower was also spectacular.
We left the museum and picked up Juju Jr., who was all fixed up and even got a much needed bath.
We made our way back to The Forks to catch up on some writing and computer time for Ethan. Downtown Winnipeg was nicer than I thought, with plenty of historic buildings to see.
At The Forks, we made use of the free wifi while Dong Eun started getting dinner ready.
As usual, we found a nearby Walmart to camp for the night, but first, we had a yummy lentils and rice dinner, followed by an amazing cinnamon role that Dong Eun picked up at The Forks.
After dinner, Ethan helped with adding up our daily expenses. We’re keeping track of our daily spending so this is a great way for Ethan to practice some math and get a better understanding of budgeting.
He also had time to dress up Juju as Super Juju and Grandma Juju. Yes, this is Juju, the inspiration for our Westfalia’s name 🙂
And that was Winnipeg!
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