Mass_Mopar
Don't Litter
The plan:
Take 2 weeks off in August, make a beeline for Canada and go exploring.
The people:
My 7-month pregnant wife Meg and myself
The truck:
A mechanically stock 4 door Jeep Rubicon with my DIY overland setup.
The story:
The decision to go North was easy: neither my wife or I had ever been to Canada, the exchange rate was good, gas was cheap, and the presidential election was so depressing we figured we might as well look for real estate too.
The good folks over in the North America trip planning forum guided our planning process, so thanks everyone! Shout-out to rocrunr, bad dog, kojackJKU, Rovertrader, Wolftaco, & Colin Hughes for the help.
The only 2 points on our trip that were set in stone were the pre-booked ferry tickets, and we ended up paying the fee and changing one of them anyway. North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques at 11AM on the 15th, and the reverse on the 24th. In-between: who knows!
We had no real idea how far we would make it each day, so we purposely avoided making any camping reservations. I was a bit worried about this approach while planning, but it worked quite well. Given Meg's pregnant-ness, campgrounds with flush toilets were the requirement for this trip.
We had 2 days to get to the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, a distance of 870 miles including the border crossing at Calais. Prepped and packed up Saturday morning, we hit the road.
Welcome to Maine!
We made good time as we put civilization and texting-and-driving MA-holes in our mirror and pulled into our first overnight in Lubec, ME at dinner time. We lucked out. The campground had a group cancel that night and we got a primo waterfront spot with no reservation. Before setting up shop we made the quick trip down to Quoddy Head State Park, the easternmost point in the US, and Lubec Brewing Company for some provisions!
Packed up at the crack of fog, we had a long day ahead of us. 499 miles of mostly rain-soaked roads, my first land border crossing, and hopefully pitching camp in Bras d'Or, Cape Breton, NS.
To be continued
Take 2 weeks off in August, make a beeline for Canada and go exploring.
The people:
My 7-month pregnant wife Meg and myself
The truck:
A mechanically stock 4 door Jeep Rubicon with my DIY overland setup.
The story:
The decision to go North was easy: neither my wife or I had ever been to Canada, the exchange rate was good, gas was cheap, and the presidential election was so depressing we figured we might as well look for real estate too.
The good folks over in the North America trip planning forum guided our planning process, so thanks everyone! Shout-out to rocrunr, bad dog, kojackJKU, Rovertrader, Wolftaco, & Colin Hughes for the help.
The only 2 points on our trip that were set in stone were the pre-booked ferry tickets, and we ended up paying the fee and changing one of them anyway. North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques at 11AM on the 15th, and the reverse on the 24th. In-between: who knows!
We had no real idea how far we would make it each day, so we purposely avoided making any camping reservations. I was a bit worried about this approach while planning, but it worked quite well. Given Meg's pregnant-ness, campgrounds with flush toilets were the requirement for this trip.
We had 2 days to get to the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, a distance of 870 miles including the border crossing at Calais. Prepped and packed up Saturday morning, we hit the road.
Welcome to Maine!
We made good time as we put civilization and texting-and-driving MA-holes in our mirror and pulled into our first overnight in Lubec, ME at dinner time. We lucked out. The campground had a group cancel that night and we got a primo waterfront spot with no reservation. Before setting up shop we made the quick trip down to Quoddy Head State Park, the easternmost point in the US, and Lubec Brewing Company for some provisions!
Packed up at the crack of fog, we had a long day ahead of us. 499 miles of mostly rain-soaked roads, my first land border crossing, and hopefully pitching camp in Bras d'Or, Cape Breton, NS.
To be continued
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