I fucked off Tofino right quick. Ended up working for 4 days and left. Everything was just too expensive, couldn’t find accommodation for man friend, everyone at work hated the place. Decided to pack up and head on a road trip across Canada. Fuck Yeah! I was worried I wouldn’t actually commit to doing this. Deciding where to go and what to do is not my strong point. If I left when I did, I could bring Man friend along with me though. That was the deciding factor. So with a loaded car and no real plans except that we wanted to get to Halifax we set off.
Up to day 15 today. All we’ve really done is get across the bloody country. It’s an epic fucking drive that’s for damn sure. Currently in Alexandria, Ontario, in between Montreal and Ottawa. We wanna get as far as Halifax. We’re trying to do it on a budget, so we’re staying in a tent as much we can, and eating easy/cheap stuff, like chili from a can, soup from a can, pasta from a jar… certainly missing the fresh fruit and veg.
We left a little too early on… on the first night of camping it started raining while we were putting up our tent. Over night it sounded like it had stopped raining, but there was something kinda sliding down the tent. When we woke up in the morning there was a good inch or two of snow cover on the ground. Pretty exciting camping… unfortunate I’m not a super big fan of cold weather. Makes it shitty when you get to a camp, there’s no fire wood, and it’s fucking cold. All you can really do is heat some food, and get into the sleeping bags.
I saw a moose! Two of the bastards! Definitely a trip highlight. I thought I’d leave Canada without seeing one of the fuckers. Like 5 mins after the moose sighting we saw a mother and baby black bear too. So cool. Also saw some coyotes this trip. Plenty of new wildlife.
Traveling with someone else sure has its trials. We’re doing orright though. Plan to head to Quebec City, Fredericton, Halifax, PEI, Montreal, Toronto and Niagra Falls then head back West. Real worried about not having enough time though. See how it goes.
