Even on Holiday

Although we haven’t hit “turn-around” yet we consider ourselves about halfway in terms of time on this trek across our amazing country. It’s hard to fathom the distance we have covered, which is in the 9000 km range, as well as what we have yet to cover on our way home.

I thought I would include you in the practical side of things just in case you are at all interested. Yes, real life follows us even on holiday.

I have said more than enough on the issue of bathrooms so will let that that topic alone. Yes, I hear your sigh of relief!

As for food, we eat most of our meals in the van and that usually involves me on the inside stove and Gord on the outside grill. In total that gives us four cook sources; 3 burners and 1 grill. Gord likes breakfast out and on occasion we indulge in a fine dining experience as an aspect of entertainment.

Most nights we sleep in our van at a campsite and pay somewhere around $30 a night but have paid as much as $52, which has been a bit of a surprise to me. Camping used to be cheap! The exception would be when we need nearby accommodation in a city, especially if we expect to arrive at there late at night or when we just need our own bathroom and a bit of room to stretch.

Fuel costs are high here on the rock at $1.10 a litre whereas Quebec’s fuel prices were in the vicinity of $.95 per litre so considering that this expense is a moving target, our costs on average are $233 per week. I thought that number would be higher, for some reason.

We stop every ten days or so to catch up on laundry. The best place to do that seems to be the Laundromat where we can get the whole thing done in 90 minutes.

Every time we enter a new province we stop in at the Tourist Information Office, which is easy to spot with its large white on blue question mark sign. There we pick up free maps, private camping guides, detailed information on tours, etc. as well as provincial park info. The staff at these places is usually well-informed, friendly, and helpful.

I should ask, do you have any questions we can attempt to answer?

If not, we will just keep on doing what we’re doing and we want to say again how much we appreciate your responses to our posts as they do create a sense of connection for us. Thank you and we wish you blessings on your own journey.