Cross Canada Adventure, Day 7 (Lake Louise to Victoria)
A rough start, more mountains, and the final
destination.
Sleeping in the car was a mistake. It was
cramped and cold, and my legs were sore from last nights mountain hike. I
couldn't stretch them out all the way, which made the pain
worse.
So after a few very short hours of sleep, at 0300 I decided to get back on the road and run the car heater to warm myself back up. But after driving for about half an hour I was nice and toasty warm, and started to get sleepy again, so I pulled over again for another nap.
Wash, rinse, repeat. The entire interior of the car was radiating heat, so getting back to sleep was pretty quick and easy, but things didn't stay that way for long. Three hours later, at about 0630 the car was cold again, so I started it up and drove for a while longer, with the heater running at max.
It was during this leg that I crossed over into British Columbia, although I didn't notice a sign announcing the fact. I may have just missed it in the darkness.
After another half hour or so of driving, I stopped for yet another nap. This time, however, dawn was arriving, and by the time I woke up again at 0930 I felt pretty good. So it was back on the road.
The drive so far has consisted of more mountains, a stop at a gas station for a fill-up, and a stop for a bite to eat. I crossed over the last time zone early in this leg of the drive, so I once again had to quickly modify all of those clocks (and my watch) that are easily changed while driving (something I'm getting very good at now).
Otherwise, the drive is pretty uneventful so far.
The scenery is absolutely lovely, however. I drove through mountains, on bridges over rivers, through tunnels, up inclines, down declines, and so forth and so forth. I took some photos while on the go, but you're going to have to wait until I put up a full photo gallery to see them.
The drive was long, and when I hit the Burnaby area I hit really heavy rush-hour traffic, so a good section of the last 30 km of travel was slow.
Finally I made it to the ferry, paid my fee, and got in line to wait. So I fired up my PowerBook, and started watching a movie.
Driving onto a boat always seems somewhat strange to me. Cars go on roads, and roads are on land. Cars and water just don't mix, so driving onto a boat is a hugely interesting event to me (even though it's probably completely mundane to the people who have lived near a ferry for years). I got a bite to eat aboard the ferry, and am going to finish watching my movie.
Okay -- got into Nanaimo, and started the drive into Victoria. It was dark at this point, so there isn't much of interest to report -- but once I arrived in Victoria, I kept going until I hit "Kilometre 0", and took a picture:
That's it -- my adventure is at an end. Time to find a hotel room for the night.
So after a few very short hours of sleep, at 0300 I decided to get back on the road and run the car heater to warm myself back up. But after driving for about half an hour I was nice and toasty warm, and started to get sleepy again, so I pulled over again for another nap.
Wash, rinse, repeat. The entire interior of the car was radiating heat, so getting back to sleep was pretty quick and easy, but things didn't stay that way for long. Three hours later, at about 0630 the car was cold again, so I started it up and drove for a while longer, with the heater running at max.
It was during this leg that I crossed over into British Columbia, although I didn't notice a sign announcing the fact. I may have just missed it in the darkness.
After another half hour or so of driving, I stopped for yet another nap. This time, however, dawn was arriving, and by the time I woke up again at 0930 I felt pretty good. So it was back on the road.
The drive so far has consisted of more mountains, a stop at a gas station for a fill-up, and a stop for a bite to eat. I crossed over the last time zone early in this leg of the drive, so I once again had to quickly modify all of those clocks (and my watch) that are easily changed while driving (something I'm getting very good at now).
Otherwise, the drive is pretty uneventful so far.
The scenery is absolutely lovely, however. I drove through mountains, on bridges over rivers, through tunnels, up inclines, down declines, and so forth and so forth. I took some photos while on the go, but you're going to have to wait until I put up a full photo gallery to see them.
The drive was long, and when I hit the Burnaby area I hit really heavy rush-hour traffic, so a good section of the last 30 km of travel was slow.
Finally I made it to the ferry, paid my fee, and got in line to wait. So I fired up my PowerBook, and started watching a movie.
Driving onto a boat always seems somewhat strange to me. Cars go on roads, and roads are on land. Cars and water just don't mix, so driving onto a boat is a hugely interesting event to me (even though it's probably completely mundane to the people who have lived near a ferry for years). I got a bite to eat aboard the ferry, and am going to finish watching my movie.
Okay -- got into Nanaimo, and started the drive into Victoria. It was dark at this point, so there isn't much of interest to report -- but once I arrived in Victoria, I kept going until I hit "Kilometre 0", and took a picture:
That's it -- my adventure is at an end. Time to find a hotel room for the night.
Posted: Wednesday - August 31, 2005 at 11:22 AM
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