Here I am, Winnipeg the capital city of bloody mosquitoes.

We arrived at about 3am yesterday, having faced a 6 hour delay with our flight. Apparently, because of the storm over Toronto, our JetsGo aircraft decided it would fly back to Ottawa (We were told at the time that our plane had gone to Hamilton). Then it had to dispose of a few irate passengers and their baggage, as well as refuel, and repair a mechanical problem before finally coming back to Toronto. The most annoying thing was them telling us that the plane was in Hamilton and would arrive in "20 minutes", then having to wait another 4 hours while they refused to answer any questions. Near the end, they finally decided to offer us some refreshments (amazing! they don't even serve complimentary food and drink on the plane).

As a result of that, I must admit I really won't be looking towards JetsGo for my travel needs in the future. WestJet is soooo much better. Air Canada too (I've never had any problems with AC anyhow, although I hear endless stories from everywhere about what arrogant jerks the people in that company are).

So we went golfing yesterday, and it was gooood. We had a really great time, drinking plenty of alcohol and losing only 1 or 2 balls on the day. The pro shop didn't have any skeeter spray for us though, so we had to face the bugs unarmed. It was easy for the first 12 holes, but once we got into the forested area of the course near the river, it became unbearable. Every attempt at shooting was a test of will and tolerance far beyond any normal test of golf ability. I haven't seen swarms of mosquitoes like that for a year now - actually I haven't seen more than 1 or 2 in a year. It may be expensive to live in Waterloo, but at least it isn't infested with gods-be-damned mosquitoes.

After that we headed to McPhillips Street Station to make our contribution to the Government of Manitoba so it could find something else to squander our money on. We played blackjack for about 2 hours, and didn't come out too bad in the end.

Finally, we went back to D's place for a final nightcap. Including a few minutes to admire the Camaro, of course.

The hours today will be consumed primarily by wedding preparations. Don't ask me what all needs to be done, because the details don't really matter to me. I'm just a grunt that'll do whatever he's told to do in the interest of getting it done. All I know is that we'll be trucking out a lot of supplies to the site (Whiteshell) and staying in a cabin for the night nearby.

Tomorrow we're going golfing at Pinawa, apparently a very beautiful, and very very tough course, with a tee time of 7am. The wedding starts at 4pm I believe. Good times await!