Crossing Borders

Thursday we finally made our way over into Canada. After getting held up at the border for about and hour waiting on work permits to get faxed over, we got to Winnipeg for the first show. Once we got into town I was really surprised as to how few people were out and about around town. I always imagined it to be a fairly big city but it seemed totally empty. 

Above the venue was an old hotel which I apparently became a whore/drug house. A couple of years ago one of the biggest murders in Manitoba happened in one of the rooms. The promoted offered to show us where it happened. Apparently a guy was there completely fucked up and managed to dismember another man in the bathroom and stack his extremities on top of his torso in the bath tub. The next day he walked into the police station and said "I think I killed someone." Incredibly disturbing and unbelievable. 
After the show we drove overnight to Thunder Bay. Once we crossed the province border into Ontario, the sun revealed some of the most beautiful landscapes I've ever seen, full of thick forests and glass like lakes. We even saw a giant moose on the side of the road!
The next day was in Thunder Bay. It's always overwhelming looking out onto one of the great lakes. The just go on and on forever. There was a street festival going on and the show was fairly descent.  

Backline in Thunder Bay

Today we had a day off and got a hotel in Salut Saint Marie on our way to Sudbury. The town is completely boring but we lucked out and found the best hotel. It has a huge built in water slide that goes in and out of the hotel to an indoor pool. It was a good way to kill some time and relax after some ridiculously long drives.
Tomorrow we continue on and play in Sudbury. We meet up with a couple more bands so things should get more interesting. We are told that it is supposed to be a good show so our heads are up!