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July 17, 2017
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Moving - Canada Style

I'm moving from the east to the west coast of Canada.  Google tells me it's a 71 hour journey, covering more than 6700km across one of the most amazing countries on the planet.  To those of you south of the border, it's like driving from Bangor Maine to Seattle, only with Lake Superior in the way.  

So yeah, it's a long drive.

What's excellent is that I'm doing this trip on Canada's 150th birthday.
The not so excellent part is that I've done this drive once already - in the opposite direction 4 years ago.

Movers come tomorrow and we start the drive on Friday.  Apologies if I'm away from the forum for the next few weeks.  
Atmos73 has happily agreed to fill in with more positive messages and corrections of everyone's spelling for me.

Edit: sorry, this was meant for off-topic.  Could a mod do me a favour and move it there for me?

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    nalex66
    nalex66
    Honored Contributor
    July 17, 2017
    Good luck with the move. That's a helluva convoy!!
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    cybereality
    Inspiring
    July 18, 2017
    Yeah good luck. Make sure to get enough sleep while you're on the road.
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    ZoomieAuthor
    Up and Coming
    July 31, 2017
    Back online for a day or two.  We made it across the country with a few hiccups.  The car had a misfiring cylinder so we had to limp it in to Thunder Bay.  We also had a leaky fuel filler nozzle which turned out to have a recall from Nissan (so that was free at least!).  Weather in central Canada was HOT and the Okanagan Valley is going to hit 38 degrees the next few days.  Luckily our new house is about 5-10 degrees lower on average.

    One more travel day on Aug 2nd until we're at our destination. We take possession on the 4th so setup of the man-cave begins in earnest next week.
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    Shadowmask72
    Shadowmask72
    Honored Contributor
    July 31, 2017
    Why drive all the way? Explain, is it just for the fun of it or is there some practical reason for doing so?
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    nalex66
    nalex66
    Honored Contributor
    July 31, 2017


    Why drive all the way? Explain, is it just for the fun of it or is there some practical reason for doing so?


    He's got to get his car there one way or another--typically you drive it yourself, or you pay someone else to drive it (plus their rail/airfare to get back home).

    I imagine it's also quite an experience, though, seeing the country from one end to the other.
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    Shadowmask72
    Shadowmask72
    Honored Contributor
    July 31, 2017
    Oh ok makes sense. I just assumed you would use a haulage firm to do all that for you and you'd jet across just before it arrives and chalk it up to cost of moving. I just searched and from coast to coast in USA prices range from $700 - $1200 depending on the type of vehicle.
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    ZoomieAuthor
    Up and Coming
    July 31, 2017
    My move is actually a paid move due to my job, for but for a coast to coast move many people choose to drive instead of flying for the reasons nalex stated.  Plus it's an adventure (despite minor setbacks or car troubles).
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    nalex66
    nalex66
    Honored Contributor
    August 1, 2017
    I'd love to take some time and drive across Canada some day. I've only driven as far west as Thunder Bay (from Toronto), and east as far as Montreal. 
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    ZoomieAuthor
    Up and Coming
    August 1, 2017
    It was definitely a neat thing to do on Canada 150.  Having said that, give yourself a LOT of time to do it or you'll end up spending a massive amount of time driving and very little actually exploring this amazing country.
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    Shadowmask72
    Shadowmask72
    Honored Contributor
    August 1, 2017
    So how many days has it taken you? How many driving hours per day and did you organize each pit stop in advance?
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