Gillam

So here I am in Gillam. Very small town owned almost entirely by Manitoba Hydro. The video is of a dam wide open. This one of many dams in the area that produce alot of energy. I am told much of it is sent to the states.

The ride up to Gillam from the Pas went a lot quicker than I thought it would. I caught a ride with another trainee named Adam (seen momentarily at the end of the video). We stopped for a quick bite in Thompson before taking the only road - a 294km gravel road - to Gillam. Many flats have been reported. Aside from a few surprise bumps, it was a fairly smooth trip.

We found the bunkhouse, pictured above, without too much searching, despite being in fairly well hidden by trees and located in the outskirts of town. My room is bigger, has a softer bed, thicker pillows, a closet and a desk with drawers. So far so good.

The next picture is the Gillam train station where we take the trains either south to Thompson or north to Churchill. There is a Via passenger train that passes through here and I've already trained on it.

Someone got internet here and are kind enough to let my phone on it. I am going to Churchill for the first time on late Monday night or early Tuesday morning which I am really excited about. There will most certainly be updates following that trip.

Until then!

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