by alex | Dec 27, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I was in Kelowna, British Columbia as we were beginning our descent down into the Okanagan Valley. We were half-way across province number ten, and as 1998 was coming to a close, the snow of the past couple of weeks switched over to rain. In this...
by alex | Dec 20, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today, I was in Revelstoke, British Columbia and in a few days, we would be taking the day off to mark what would become the most memorable Christmas of my life. That event would be taking place in the little town of Sicamous, British Columbia, halfway...
by alex | Dec 13, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today at 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon, it was dark, and snow was falling when I stepped into British Columbia. (see video below) The snow was wet and because it was dark, the road crew had me wearing my orange rain gear, which also made me more visible...
by alex | Dec 6, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I was in Calgary, Alberta. The good news is, we now have fewer than 50 road days left to complete. The bad news is – it’s minus 28 – and the Rocky Mountains are straight ahead. In the past few days I’ve become aware that I am not as mentally sharp...
by alex | Nov 28, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I was in Brooks, Alberta, a quiet little town of about fifteen-thousand people, in southeast Alberta. Brooks is where I started to feel that the Prairies would soon be coming to an end. Ever since leaving Winnipeg, the Trans-Canada has been a ribbon...
by alex | Nov 21, 2018 | John's Blog
This day was bound to come. I didn’t know when. This is the story of my toughest day on the road. 20-years-ago today I was west of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. It was freezing cold and the Prairie wind was blowing. It wasn’t the wind that was on my mind. It was my...
by alex | Nov 14, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I was in Chaplin, Saskatchewan, about 150 kilometres west of Regina. Out on the Trans-Canada Highway the wind is now a constant problem. The temperature has dipped to below minus 20 and I am wearing the balaclava that I haven’t worn since Day 1 in...
by alex | Nov 7, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I was in Regina, Saskatchewan. We were in province number eight. The Trans-Canada Highway took me through a lot of little places I had never heard of before. I only have recent statistics to go by, so you’ll just have to imagine how small these...
by alex | Oct 31, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I was in Virden, Manitoba, almost 300 kilometres west of Winnipeg. The daily routine on the Trans-Canada Highway, which starts each morning with a 360-degree look to the horizon, is very repetitious. We have moved our start time on the road back a...
by alex | Oct 24, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today I was in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. I have now been on the road for seven months and we are well into province number seven. There are grey clouds on the horizon. Winter is not that far away. If you have been following along with these weekly...
