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DAY 01 - "I feel like I'm driving an ambulance."
Waking up to a brisk, foggy morning, the painful realization of how much we will miss the serene nature of a quiet daybreak sunk in. We finished closing up the camp for the season, packed the car with neither argument nor tears, gave a little nod to the travel Gods, and headed out. The roadways on the Northeast are so different from where I grew up in the Pacific Northwest. These are one-way, three-lane turnpikes lined with thick woods that form this bobsled run of now gold
Oct 10, 20252 min read
DAY 00 - "Mainiacs."
Well, hi sports fans! We’re back with another installment of...‘How are they not tired of each other yet?’ Same adorable cast of characters. Same steel horse we ride. Maine to California. Though, we’re embarking on this adventure at a slight disadvantage as we are all at some stage of decrepit illness ranging from “out of the woods” to “Kill me, Jerry.” Steven is nearly over his congestion and cough, David is on his last day of antibiotics for a bout with pneumonia, Na
Oct 9, 20252 min read
DAY 44 - "Gooooo Grizz!!!"
Today was supposed to be an uneventful drive-day, but turned out to be so much more than that. Madam Nostalgia, I didn’t expect to see...
Jul 29, 20243 min read
DAY 43 - "He is not cognizant of his spray."
The fastest way to the US border was back through Calgary and then south...and so we went. We had one final poutine opportunity at the...
Jul 29, 20242 min read
DAYS 41 & 42 - "I don't have a wide enough lens."
We have reached as far northwest as we will get on this adventure: Banff, Alberta. Having kept a close eye on the fires that took a...
Jul 28, 20243 min read
DAY 40 - "One tuck, one no-tuck."
We escaped the jaws of the moose and headed straight to Calgary, or Cowtown. It was another car day, but also another striking one....
Jul 26, 20243 min read
DAY 39 - "Cows on corners."
Our morning in Brandon began with, surprise, surprise...a quest to find local caffeine. Vera the Coffee Scientist We happened upon H...
Jul 25, 20243 min read
DAY 38 - "The cathedrals of the prairie."
This morning began at Iron and Claw, a great little downtown Kenora coffee shop. We then made our way around Lake of the Woods, out of...
Jul 24, 20242 min read
DAY 37 - "Speedy."
We have been in Canuck country for nearly a week now and, so far, the decision to travel home via the northern route has been a solid...
Jul 23, 20243 min read
DAY 36 - "What's a calzone?"
Sudbury or, The Sud, was a good place to get in and out of. We did have a surprisingly amazing meal at an Italian joint called Respect is...
Jul 22, 20242 min read