From The Pacific To The Atlantic - A Photo Record
Day 6 - Dryden to Wawa
When they say that a drive across Canada is mostly Ontario they aren't lying. It's wilder, more remote and the road is curvier than anything we've seen yet. From Thunder Bay to Nipigon is also the ugliest and my least favourite of part of the trip so far. So many 'homes' are junked out scrap-heaps, crapped on the side of the highway. It was depressing, and were it not for Terry Fox, it would have been a miserable day. We stopped at his memorial spot just outside Thunder Bay and I tried not to bawl like a little girl. I'm such a suck when it comes to Terry Fox, and Suzanne and I decided to do his Run this year and every year from now on. The man ran a marathon every day on one leg fer' chrissakes! We can do 10K on two good 'uns!
At this point I would like to explode a myth. People say, and indeed they advertise, that you can drive across Canada stopping at Tim Horton's all along the way. I say bollocks. We saw one in Golden BC, and then nothing until Sault Ste Marie. We were absolutely dying for one when we go to Nipigon, but all we could find was a stinking old Robins Donuts and Deli. It was extrememly disappointing and probably went a long way to making it the worst driving day. But when we finally pulled up to the Wawa Motor Inn, all was forgiven. We stayed in a log cabin, and had to endure a hypnotist in the restaurant that NO ONE was listening too. When the guy says 'Who wants to be hypnotized tonight?' and nobody puts up their hands, it's going to be an uphill battle. We paid $70 for the worst meal of the trip, and passed out quickly.
When they say that a drive across Canada is mostly Ontario they aren't lying. It's wilder, more remote and the road is curvier than anything we've seen yet. From Thunder Bay to Nipigon is also the ugliest and my least favourite of part of the trip so far. So many 'homes' are junked out scrap-heaps, crapped on the side of the highway. It was depressing, and were it not for Terry Fox, it would have been a miserable day. We stopped at his memorial spot just outside Thunder Bay and I tried not to bawl like a little girl. I'm such a suck when it comes to Terry Fox, and Suzanne and I decided to do his Run this year and every year from now on. The man ran a marathon every day on one leg fer' chrissakes! We can do 10K on two good 'uns!
At this point I would like to explode a myth. People say, and indeed they advertise, that you can drive across Canada stopping at Tim Horton's all along the way. I say bollocks. We saw one in Golden BC, and then nothing until Sault Ste Marie. We were absolutely dying for one when we go to Nipigon, but all we could find was a stinking old Robins Donuts and Deli. It was extrememly disappointing and probably went a long way to making it the worst driving day. But when we finally pulled up to the Wawa Motor Inn, all was forgiven. We stayed in a log cabin, and had to endure a hypnotist in the restaurant that NO ONE was listening too. When the guy says 'Who wants to be hypnotized tonight?' and nobody puts up their hands, it's going to be an uphill battle. We paid $70 for the worst meal of the trip, and passed out quickly.
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