Caption: VIA #693 continues to roll north on the morning of August 2, 2022 getting ever closer to Churchill. After sitting in the Skyline dome sipping fresh made coffee and watching the sun rise for the passed hour & a half, I made my way down to the dining area of VIA 8515 Skyline to enjoy another cup of coffee and the smell of grilling bacon coming from the cars kitchen. It's now 06:48 and the train is around Mile 469.3 Chesnaye, MB, 2 hours & 10 minutes (40 miles) south of Churchill. I see the cars windows weren't cleaned overnight while I enjoyed a few hours sleep in VIA 8202 Chateau Bienville, but it didn't take away from the beautiful scenery outside as we rolled north. It almost looks like a wallpaper image covering the windows. Those tripod telegraph poles have dotted the trackside for many hundreds of miles of this great journey. In a few more minutes the VIA car attendant will be setting a plate full of scrambled eggs, bacon strips, hash browned potatoes, and fresh fruit slices in front of me for my final meal on this northbound run. Damn, retirement is great! :-)