We left Brandon around 8 this morning, going up the hill to the TCH. On the way, we filled the tires at a gas station. One of the people at the motel told us that there would be a hill(s) around Carberry otherwise, when we got there we found a few minor ups and downs but nothing like we have been over already. Today we encountered the first roads that did not have a paved shoulder; some of this was east of Carberry and some west of Portage La Prairie. Fortunately, this was not problematic for us. Almost all the drivers gave us lots of space, especially the long haul truckers. An indication of the light level of traffic was the fact that they still have a railway crossing the TCH in this section. There was a lot of highway work going in today's section with both west- and east-bound lanes being repaved. This was great for us because we had two full lanes to ourselves while the trucks and car were diverted to the left lane. Another thing that we noticed was the maturity of the crops and grasses beside the road. The roadside Brome grass was well over knee height, and if it had been in a field, it probably would have been harvested. Just before getting into Portage La Prairie, KN had another flat rear tire.
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