One of the beauties of driving across the country is all the interesting people you meet along the way. This was certainly the case of my solo drive this Autumn. Seems to me that when you are on your own, you are almost more open to talking to other people and meeting strangers on the road, especially if you are like me and a terrible eavesdropper. I was having one such … [Read more...]
#CrossCanada Playlist ~ Doug Paisley’s Constant Companion
I am jumping a little ahead in our #CrossCanada road trip tunes to Doug Paisley's Constant Companion, because Doug has a Show this next week and I want to share his music with all of you, in case any of you might like to catch him. Doug is a rather special edition to the playlist, as we grew up together and I only discovered his music through my Dad, … [Read more...]
#CrossCanada Playlist ~ Ron Sexsmith’s Long Player Late Bloomer
Those of you following our tweets will know that we just did a road trip across Canada from Vancouver to Toronto, which was pretty incredible and felt like a Canadian right of passage. Perfect time of year to do it with the gorgeous changing of Autumn colours as we went. Only draw back (with the exception of Sudbury to Toronto, which is not an especially picturesque leg of the … [Read more...]
My First
This was not the first time I had been to Seattle, but what made this trip special was the fact that I was going to have my first camping experience with my boyfriend, my first boyfriend. It was to be a two-day road trip that unbeknownst to me, would end up including many of my "firsts". It took me around four and a half hours to get to Seattle by taking the Greyhound bus. … [Read more...]
