The good, the bad and the statistics

Hello all. We thought we’d write one final post with some thoughts and figures to wrap up the trip.

The good

Seeing Chantal‘s family in Quebec City.
Seeing Jonty’s family in Calgary and Canmore.
Reading your comments.
Meeting friendly folks along the way and having no unpleasant encounters.
Seeing Jonty’s kindergarten teacher and parents’ friend, Arlette, in Ottawa.
The cost of gas and food in the US.
Never being forced to change plans due to weather (no impact from floods, fires or tornadoes).
Having good weather overall.
Seeing all the incredible scenery – e.g., the Rockies; the northern shore of Lake Superior full of lovely, sandy beaches and towns perched lakeside; the rolling prairies and badlands of the northern States.
All the towns and cities we visited that exceeded our expectations – e.g., Winnipeg, MB, North Bay and Perth, ON, Neuville, QC, Fargo, ND.
Returning to Victoria – how lucky are we to call Vancouver Island home!
Getting Misty to walk on-leash comfortably after a few weeks – she would meow at the door of the boler every morning to go for out for a walk first thing.
Having lots of time to read.
Finding Chantal’s residences in Winnipeg (during her time in Katimavik) and Montreal (when she was in University).
Watching movies and series in the evenings – a camping tradition of ours.
Receiving no emergency calls regarding Jonty’s dad or Chantal’s dad.
Neither of us feeling the need to retain a divorce lawyer upon our return.

The bad

Driving too fast on the 50 km gravel road to our campsite at the Moosomin Regional Park, SA, causing visible damage to the front of the freshly painted boler.
RV Parks that were not maintained (luckily, we only encountered two or three of those).
Driving in Toronto GTA (the speed and congestion).
Not having time to go to Edmonton on the return leg.
Numerous bug bites.
Learning of the death of Jonty’s lifelong friend, Sean Janzen, two weeks before the end of the trip.

The statistics