The Long Journey

Wow, Ontario is giant. It just goes on and on for miles of unaltered terrain of trees and rocks and more trees and more rocks, with a few spots of lake. Because of some issues that I had to take care of at the car dealership in Winnipeg, I didn't get out of the city until about 11:30 on Thursday morning.

I had leased a brand new 2008 Honda Fit a couple of days before I left for Ontario. I love the car, it's quick, fun, new, reliable, and really versatile. I spent the beginning of the week packing up all my stuff; some for garbage, some for Tim, some for Value Village, and some to take along. Nicole balked at the idea that I would fit it all in my car, but the Fit did not disappoint, it all managed to make it in perfectly. Not much room for much else though.

I stopped first to fuel up in Ignace, Ontario. I almost had a heart attack when I found out that gas was $136.9 per litre, but after filling up the tank still only had to pay about $35. Not bad at all. Ontario's wilderness continued. I finally stopped for the night in Marathon, Ontario. I wanted to make it further that night, but it was late and raining and I was tired. So after a pit stop at the Travelodge that was on the highway for the night, I continued on. I left Marathon at 8:00 a.m. and drove like mad.

At about 8:30 p.m. I pulled into my Opa and Oma's place in Beamsville, where the family was celebrating Opa's 79th birthday. I hung out there for about a half hour before making the last jaunt to Virgil, where I had arranged to stay with my Uncle Andy and Aunt Marg.

So after a long journey, I crashed for the night, and took care of unpacking and all that stuff on Saturday morning.

Here's a map of the route through the barren wastelands of Norhern Ontario. About 2200 kms in total and about 24 hours of travel time (including stops and stuff like that)