Last week was a week that I will always remember. My Dad and I drove my car from Woodstock to Calgary - 3 1/2 days, 3,600km. With that much time spent driving, I ended up hearing a lot of interesting stories from my Dad. He also taught me a few things about Canada (and the world in general).
1. My Dad has passed out on a picnic table more than once.
2. After his first year of university, he flew to Calgary, hitchhiked to Banff and camped for a week. (All without telling his parents where he had gone).
3. A police car can radar you from anywhere (including when they are coming towards you.....)
4. Moose are very big!
5. The windiest corner in Canada is Portage and Main in Winnipeg.
6. My parents drove out east for their first wedding anniversary. After seeing the east coast, they woke up very early the next morning and drove straight home because they missed it.
7. My Mom really misses my Dad when he is gone.
8. Potash is used as a fertilizer.
9. The prairies are even more boring the second time around.
10. My brother is becoming more like my Dad every year.
11. My Big Nickel really isn't that exciting.
12. My Papa lived in Brandon, Manitoba as a child -which is on the 100th Meridian (Tragically Hip song).
13. Driving for 16 hours is hard and exhausting - I could never be a trucker.
