Well, we made it home! From Kenora we headed through Ontario, past Thunder bay and stayed the next night in a little motel in a town with no name :P. In Thunder Bay we ordered some Chinese food and found a beautiful Terry Fox lookout to eat at. We pulled into the parking lot of the lookout and there were literally 9 police cars parked there. We still don’t know what they we’re doing but they surely weren’t doing anything useful… ...
Well, just like everyone warned, the prairies are wide, flat and quite boring :P Seeing the never-ending golden fields for the first time was amazing, and it’s a beautiful place, but two days of straight and flat is tough. On Monday we made it all the way to Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, and, along the way, we wired in a nice new stereo for the bus. We had to disconnect 8 of the 12 speakers to get any good volume from the deck but it was worth it! ...
We made it to Calgary! Another beautiful sunny day through the mountains and now were out. Stayed with my uncle Keith and aunt Cathy and got a wonderful hot meal as well. We took some time to look at the seats and discovered how easy they are to remove, so now there’s a big empty space at the back! :) This morning we met up with Alex and had some breakfast before heading out towards Saskatchewan…
So there it it. Day one of the journey is over and we’re about to start day 2. Yesterday we made it to Kamloops, BC. We left Vancouver around 8pm and headed into the mountains. We didn’t know what to expect but there are some long steep hills up here… We definitely had a few points where we could only manage 40 km/h, and downhill I’m keeping it around 60 to stay in control. Thankfully there’s room to pass, though; 40 on a limit of 110 makes a few people angry! So today were headed into Calgary, and get to be done with the mountain driving.
Well this is it. After years of searching and wanting I’ve finally found the perfect fit. This here is my new (old) 1981 coach. It’s a Motorcoach Industries (MCI) model MC9. I bought it out here in Vancouver, Canada not 4 days ago. I now have the permits and registration so thus begins the journey home! In two days I will begin the long drive back to Ottawa, Ontario. More to come!