how NOT to drive across Canada

1. time your trip so that you hit snowstorms in every province (except the prairies, but there really isn't much to see in the prairies anyway)

BC:

Alberta:

Ontario:


2. Let 'destination fever' take over you completely and refuse to stop for picture-taking, food, or pee breaks until you are out of gas.

3. Drive with the 'check engine' light on for 3000km because no one can fix it in a day. Stress out about it and let your imagination run wild with images of your new car exploding on the highway.

4. Have your CD player in the trunk under all of your gear so that you never bother to take the time to change the CDs. Listen to the same 6 CDs the entire way across Canada. Memorize them. Love them. Hate them. Swear that you will never listen to them again. But keep on singing them until you are hoarse and can barely talk.

5. Sleep in the back of your car, wedged between your skis and guitar, in -20 weather. To save money to make up for all the cash that you spent in the gear shops in Canmore.