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"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss) 11/16/2015 at 20:50 • Filed to: None

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“Rome wasn’t built in a day” Ontario wasn’t crossed in a day! I had already driven for about 3 hours (In Ontario) when I took this photo. I drove to Blind River, but have many hours to go apparently.

CB > thebigbossyboss 11/16/2015 at 20:52

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Best of luck! Where are you holding up for the night?

thebigbossyboss > CB 11/16/2015 at 20:53

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Blind River.

CB > thebigbossyboss 11/16/2015 at 20:56

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That’s pretty good, but holy shit do you have a long way to go.

thebigbossyboss > CB 11/16/2015 at 20:58

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Well this pic was somewhat past Deep River this morning but yeah ridiculous. It’s probably like 1300 kms now.

CB > thebigbossyboss 11/16/2015 at 21:00

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Man, fuck Deep River. And Barry’s Bay. For work reasons.

thebigbossyboss > CB 11/16/2015 at 21:03

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Driftwood park is really nice actually hahaha.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > thebigbossyboss 11/16/2015 at 21:17

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Dang. Too bad I didn't know you were headed that direction. I totally could have got you to pass on a message to someone for me in Sault Ste. Marie. Lots of pretty lakes and rivers near the Eliot Lake turnoff.

thebigbossyboss > BaconSandwich is tasty. 11/16/2015 at 21:21

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I was going to make it to the Sault tonight but since I had no place to stay there, I just decided to quit a bit shy. I should pass through Sault by 10am tomorrow at the latest.

BJ > thebigbossyboss 11/16/2015 at 21:31

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I’ve driven one-way across Canada 3 times now (1x Montreal-Edmonton once, 2x Edmonton-Montreal) and I agree: Ontario is LONG.

Typical itinerary:

Day 1: Edmonton-Winnipeg. Easy! We’ll be there in record time.

Day 2: Winnipeg-nowhere (maybe 1-1.5 hours out of TB) - Jeezus Fucking Christmas, I’ve gotten nowhere today. What’s up with that 90 km/h speed limit?

Day 3: nowhere-Sudbury. And then that’s not far from North Bay, and once you get there it’s not far until Ottawa, and then once you get there it’s not far from Montreal, and then once you finally get to Montreal you wonder how in the fuck you actually drove for that many hours without realizing you’re a complete idiot...

Have a safe trip. I hope you have time to enjoy it properly.

thebigbossyboss > BJ 11/16/2015 at 21:44

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Thanks. I will be going much slower than you. I am only planning on getting to Thunder Bay tomorrow.

BJ > thebigbossyboss 11/16/2015 at 22:15

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The drive up the north shore is long. Despite the logging and the trucks, there are some seriously beautiful views on the way.

You’ll drive some good roads tomorrow. The views north of Soo are pretty, especially in the Lake Superior Provincial Park. And the road from Marathon to Nipigon is twisty and goes through a lot of elevation changes. Have fun, be safe.

thebigbossyboss > BJ 11/16/2015 at 22:46

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Also thunder bay-Montreal is like 20 hours...you drove that in one day? Man....that is not on the list of good ideas haha.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > thebigbossyboss 11/16/2015 at 22:53

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Rats. I know the lady there who owns the Hard Wok Cafe. She’s hilarious. I’m not sure they would be open by then.

TA4K > thebigbossyboss 11/17/2015 at 04:35

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Far out, at its widest point, my entire country can be crossed in half a day, if done east to west. North to south it will probably end up at about 18-20 hours, plus the necessary 4 hour boat ride.

BJ > thebigbossyboss 11/17/2015 at 07:59

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We were two, and we actually started somewhere east of Nipigon, but yeah, it was a LONG day. I still remember the beer my father-in-law offered me at 2am when we finally rolled it. It was much deserved.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > BJ 11/17/2015 at 08:04

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On the other hand, the drive from Winnipeg to the Ontario border feels like a trip across Ontario, but with less to look at. I love Hwy17 :)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > thebigbossyboss 11/17/2015 at 08:05

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On the plus side, it's insanely beautiful up there.

BJ > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 11/17/2015 at 08:07

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What I remember about Winnipeg -> TB:

It’s flat

It’s still flat but there are some trees

More trees

Welcome to Ontario where civil engineers can’t handle straight lines or high speeds

(looks at map) Seriously, that’s as far as we’ve gotten?

Nope, still not getting anywhere

Oh, look! TB. Let’s just keep driving.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > BJ 11/17/2015 at 08:16

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I find the scenery starts picking up around the Whiteshell Park area. By the time you get to Kenora it’s fine. That first (or last, for me)stretch feels about 5x longer than it is.

Straight lines are not a possibility due to the terrain. High speeds? I agree. Please help us turf some polititians, we obviously can’t do it on our own.

(looks at map) Seriously, that’s as far as we’ve gotten? YESSSSSSSSSSS!! Many more miles of awesome!!

Oh shit, Greater Sudbury Area. Well, all downhill from here (except for the small part of Muskoka you see from the highway).

Oh look, Toronto! Lets turn around and go back.

thebigbossyboss > TA4K 11/18/2015 at 20:21

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what country is that? Canada is quite large. I have made it about 100 kms out of ontario though.

thebigbossyboss > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 11/18/2015 at 20:27

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The scenery is somewhat dimished when it’s night and raining and you can barely see the road. The part from Sault to Thunder Bay is rough....there’s almost no towns. You drive for like 8 hours and go through in order wawa (2 hours), marathon (another hour) and Nipigon (3 more hours) lol.

TA4K > thebigbossyboss 11/19/2015 at 02:06

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New Zealand. Best driving roads in the world, all squeezed within a landmass significantly smaller than California. (almost half.)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > thebigbossyboss 11/20/2015 at 09:35

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Fair enough. Especially this time of year. Don't forget White River, though—home of Winnie the Pooh, a big thermometer, an A&W, two gas stations and nothing else :)

thebigbossyboss > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 11/25/2015 at 17:34

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Man. I wished I had stopped at the giant thermometer.

thebigbossyboss > TA4K 11/25/2015 at 17:35

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Nice. Although I didn’t really like any of the new flags. I think I prefer the old one. Canada doesn’t really have too many great driving roads except along the coasts. Well east coast and west coast. North coast doesn’t have any roads.

thebigbossyboss > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/09/2016 at 03:01

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Lol, it’s also considerably shorter.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > thebigbossyboss 04/09/2016 at 09:02

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