2020 is shaping up as the first year in my life I won’t get to stand on the shore of an ocean, dip my feet in, and gaze out over the water. Living on the prairies, I’ve cut it a bit close in the previous four years, but there has always been an ocean somewhere in my travels. Landlocked in Saskatchewan, I felt the need to improvise this year, and luckily the mighty shores of Manitou Beach are renowned for their salt water. That’s right, a salt water lake in Saskatchewan.

2020 has been a year of making the best of things, but honestly, standing at the water’s edge, I was simply just happy to be looking out over a body of water.

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