Today is the first day of week five 'on the road', 3,400 km having been covered so far. The majesty of the BC mountains, the ranch and oil lands of Alberta, the croplands (to the horizon, in every direction) of Saskatchewan and to a lesser extent Manitoba, have given way to the rocks, forests and lakes of the Canadian Shield. And - if today is any judge - the 'hills' north of Superior are not far off the challenge set by BC's more astetically presented peaks.
But the real story is in the people we meet, and the stories/ opinions/ prejudices/ dreams they share. My hope is that I will have the occasion to share some of them, at a later day, with those who may find them of interest.
I could give you the weather (good, for the most part), the road conditions (again, good, for the most part), the distances covered (we are on schedule to make it home in about four weeks), the cities/towns/villages/hamlets passed through, the (occasional) aches and pains suffered... but I won't. It is a fine trip, I probably will be able to sit down in a normal fashion sometime in the future, and Gary and I are still friends!
Best,
Maurice/Tug/Papa
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I've been watching your progress and hoping you'll have a safe trip.
ReplyDeleteBill Cole