8:46am- Jordi and I are on our way to Calgary. We’ve been up since 4am.
I’m currently admiring the tribal and swoosh designs on trailers and RVs, while inhaling fresh manure from the fields of Chilliwack.
It is HOT.
9:03am- Chilliwack is beautiful. Every time I go through Chilliwack, I think of the deaf kid who took a taxi to get from Chilliwack to school in Langley. He did this from kindergarten until grade 12. It’s an hour drive each way, yeesh.
10:02am-
Now leaving Hope. When Jordi mentioned that Rambo was filmed here, I was like, “Really? Well, I’ve never seen Rambo.”
“That does not surprise me.”
A few minutes later, we were confronted with this:
10:11am- I also wondered out loud why Hope wasn’t a more populous town. It’s a beautiful place.
Jordi said there were a lot of drug addicts.
“So does Victoria?”
But it’s boiling here and it’s somehow only 21 degrees and it’s supposed to get up to 35!
“Now I see why people don’t want to live in Hope.”
11:13am-
1:16pm- Just looking at Kamloops makes me thirsty.
2/10. Would not live here.
2:35pm- 28 degrees in Salmon Arm. I’m hot and sleepy. Amazingly, Jordi is holding up well. We’re just over halfway to Calgary. Oh boy…
4:05pm- Revelstoke! Beautiful town. And they have a Quiznos Sandwicherie!
The Petro Canada convenience store also conveniently had Rick & Morty bongs.
9/10. Would live here.
4:34pm- At this point, Jordi’s windshield has become too bug-splattered for proper photos of the scenery. This is Revelstoke.
We are now passing through Rogers Pass.
4:54pm-
Jordi has a sore neck from keeping his hands on the wheel for 10 hours.
“I should have brought my stupid neck pillow… How many pillows of yours have a built-in Bolo tie?”
6:13pm- Guess we crossed the time zone.
7:28pm- We’ve crossed into Alberta! Not sure we’ll make it to Calgary before sundown. We might end up getting a hotel.
7:46pm- Over 900km now. A car with a Florida plate just passed us, followed by a car with a California plate!
We’ve gone under 5 wildlife overpasses. Ooh, here’s #6.
8:02pm- We’ve passed Florida Man, who seems to be unable to convert miles per hour into km/h.
Also… a prison bus! What a nice route for the prisoners!
8:40pm- Home stretch! About 20 minutes to go. Jordi is visibly uncomfortable. Hurry!
9:05pm- ⚰️ We made it!
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