Hi, have just finished the trip across from Mississauga Ontario to Delta British Columbia and I never thought it was going to end. Done get me wrong, the mileage is superb but its such a tedious route that its comparable with having teeth pulled.
Left on the morning of the the 10th and after 830km pulled over at Kapuskasing and called it a night. Finally lost the will to carry on at Dryden on the 11th after 947km. The roads are in a terrible state, potholes and tramlines are the order of the day and it makes driving a chore. Once again I had had enough after 927km on the 12th and parked at Regina in Sasketchewan. From there it was another punt to Kananaski where I parked at the new casino and had a meal which was very reasonably priced.
The last leg of the trip was from there to the yard at Delta where the trailer was dropped and I started a reset as I only had a few hours available for the next few days.
Total distance for the one way trip is calculated by Google maps at 4408km, TomTom says its 4430km and my logbook totals at 4451 which I would expect to be a little higher as it takes into account going off route for fuel.
To put the trip into easier terms for people back home the mileage covered is equivalent to a trip from Darlington - Rome - Darlington or 7 trips from London to Glasgow.
The weather has been great and today in Delta British Columbia its almost 60f and the sun is shining. Ontario is doing its best to fight off the winter and is slowly winning the battle although when I came through some snow had been dumped the day before but the roads were clear.
Dont know what lies in store for me next but I cant go anywhere until tomorrow when my reset will be finished.
I havn't mentioned yet but I am going home for a holiday in a weeks time and will be in the UK for the 23rd. Its been almost 7 months since I was last home and I am looking forward to having a few weeks off although I plan to make the most of it and not sit around doing nothing. Last time I went home the blog took a bit of a backseat but this time I will post on a more regular basis as I have readers who may be interested in what good old Darlington and the surrounding area has to offer.
Thats about all for now, will post again soon.
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Hi Phil
I'll be in Darlo tommorrow (17th)so I'll send you a weather report! I'm ther 2 or 3 times each week, so make sure you remember to drive on the left - I'd hate to be responsible for cutting short your canadian adventure.
1st del is to the Aldi on Faverdale, then to Hopwells behind Morrisons on Yarm Rd.
Hi Ian, i used to work for Aldi doing the night shift. Maybe we could meet up when I am back home and have a coffee or something.
Will be getting a pay as u go simcard and will let you have the number.
Go steady, Phil
I don't think Darlo has a football club anymore!!
Who are you flying with Phil, and did you manage to get any good flight deals?
M.
Hi again Andy, never been into football let alone Darlo haha.
Managed to get a flight through Canadian Affair...Calgary to Manchester return for $600 all in which is about 350 quid. Bargain !!
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