On The Road - Regina

Today is the first day I've had a chance to kick this thing off as internet access can be hard to find in places. (ie: Upsala, Pancake Bay, Sintulata, etc, etc.) But here we are. After saying goodbye to my folks and leaving Ajax, the first stop was Orillia to pick up my travel brotha Miller. From there it was on to Bala to put a quick cap on the first day of travel (yeah, a whole 2 hours worth) at Mr. Spolniks place. Beers by the fire and a massive taco dinner thanks to Dave allowed us to start the trip off right.

The Next day we made it to Wawa on the shore of Lake Superior and searched out a cheap place to crash for the night. Before long we found ourselves in the local pub to have a pint and pick the brains of some locals to see what our best options were. Quite the entertaining crowd and very helpful as we found a decent place to spend the night. The next morn was started off in classic Canadian style with a breakfast consisting of Timmy's and cold clean air. Making our way through Thunder Bay we decided to haul it big time while the weather was holding out for us as the forecast was calling for a big system to roll in. I drove into the night with Miller at my side, head back, ear flaps on his toque all over the place and a record setting goober drooling in my direction. Miller took over in Winnipeg and as we got out of the car it was now clear in my mind that winter was in fact here. I nearly convulsed while trying to pump the gas and Miller ran laps around the gas station trying to keep warm. Continuing on, the Radio informed us it was -49 celcius. Yeah, ouch. You know it's too cold when the hydraulic pump for your rear hatch explodes everywhere. Aside from that, Rocky (my '89 tercel) has been real smooth the whole way. All that metal gets creaky when it's so cold, but for a retired old man he's a legend. We are in Regina at the University Library now (yes, we are students) and will be shooting for Medicine Hat tonight.

I'd like to thank my travel buddy Scott for makin' it a safe and smooth go so far and give some shout outs to those we'll be seeing soon.
Much Love to all.
Keep an eye out for a blazing red streak also known as the Red Rocket.