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[AzScorpion]

Well, as Cledus “The Snowman” Snow said, “I’m east bound and down”.

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And a special pic of the back for @AzScorpion ?

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Dear Lord it looks like you're packing to go to work?

Now this is how your Ranger should look when you're going on a trip.

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[AzScorpion]

I included that picture of my back seat to show you what it might be like to travel solo - one small bag, a laptop, and that’s it. Clearly, Mrs. DukeCanBuildit didn’t make the trip.

Even if the Mrs made the trip I'm betting there'd still be MUCH more room than I had. Annie shops like it's her job! There isn't a store/shop we didn't stop at in our 5,000 mile trip.

 

[Highlander]

Dear Lord it looks like you're packing to go to work?

Now this is how your Ranger should look when you're going on a trip.

Man, that looks like a San Francisco street! ?

Frank

 

[Canadian Ranger]

Sorry I missed you I was actually sitting in that long and slow Timmy's drive thru lol.

 

[Rhino]

Hey Jacob,

You wouldn’t find a ferry “through“ the Great Lakes - big lake freighters, yes - grain and iron ore ships - big, like Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald big.

You will find some ferries that cross some of the narrows or take people to islands but you’d see more of that on our east and west coasts, very much like in Maine and Washington. There is this cool ferry on Lake Huron that hinges at the bow to load vehicles - goes across a narrows via Manitoulin Island.

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ooh i see thats neat thou id still like to do it thou lol its something ive never seen before

 

[Gerder]

Great day on the road. Started early and took a few breaks along the way.…

Great weekend for seeing Fall colours.

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Stopped at 1,000 Islands (near where Lake Ontario spills into the St. Lawrence River. There’s a cool, small suspension bridge to NY there and you can walk up to the centre span for a great view.

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From there, it was mostly farmland along the St. Lawrence but you can only see the river in a few places. I stopped in a small regional park for lunch and a short hike in the woods to stretch my legs…

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While taking an exit ramp for gas in Rivière-du-Loup, a provincial LEO came up on me fast - made me a bit nervous. Then another, coming from the opposite direction, turned on blue lights and made a quick u-turn to join him on my bumper as I pulled into the PetroCanada. It turned out the one guy needed gas and the second guy just wanted to chat with him. ?

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They were taken by the Ranger. Not surprised since they were both driving F150s - kinda cool.

It was still early so I started heading south into New Brunswick where I saw the oddest band of light as the sun was starting to set...

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At 7:00 pm, I was about 5 hours from my final destination and could have easily pushed through but I promised Mrs. DukeCanBuildit I’d find a place to stay tonight and finish the drive in the morning. ?

Very nice photos. the signposting of the trails made me wonder if you Canadians are all bilingual?

 

[Gerder]

Thanks Gerd,

That’s a great question and thanks for asking - many folks assume we are all bilingual. The majority of Canadians are not bilingual. Less than 20% speak both French and English.

Quebec has laws about French being first and being dominant on signs that have both English and French. Provincial government signs, like in the photo, are French only. In Quebec, half (49.9%) of the people speak French only and many others, but still less than half (44%), speak both French and English. About 5% speak English only.

There are some areas of Ontario that border Quebec, where many people are bilingual but they are only a small percentage. New Brunswick is a different story - one third of the folks there are bilingual - skewed to English in the cities, French in the rural areas - 10% speak French only. There are also some areas in Manitoba and PEI where certain communities have a higher than average degree of bilingualism.

Ah. Ok. Sounds like a fun everyday life you can have there. Could also be the reason why everyone thinks Canadians are so tolerant and open-minded. I've only met one here in Germany so far and he was an asshole, but as they say, exceptions usually prove the rule.
I hope to make it there someday to see for myself.

You're up really early for being on holiday, so to speak.

 

[Highlander]

Ah. Ok. Sounds like a fun everyday life you can have there. Could also be the reason why everyone thinks Canadians are so tolerant and open-minded. I've only met one here in Germany so far and he was an asshole, but as they say, exceptions usually prove the rule.
I hope to make it there someday to see for myself.

You're up really early for being on holiday, so to speak.

Regardless of where people come from, class, ethnicity, colour, etc... all are individuals, and have their own free agency; whether or not the choose to enact the latter. I'm sure I could blindly chuck a handful of small stones in the air, and be sure to hit an asshole.. lol

I hope the next Canuck you meet will make a better impression.

Frank

 

[Highlander]

That must have been my brother-in-law. ? Canada’s a great place and the rest of us are awesome!

Yeah, it’s early— really early. It happens whenever I travel - different time zone, different bed, and it’s too quiet here.

When do you head back to Upper Canada?

Frank

 

[Highlander]

Safe trip.

Frank

 

[subquark]

I made a small dump run to New London here on PEI this morning - nothing compared to what @subquark would do but I like heading out that way because I get to pass by French River - likely the cutest fishing village around. Today, I stopped to take it in and share it here on the forum.

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LOL, as a fellow Canadian, you have the dump flowing in your veins! (gee, that sounds terrible!) =D

What an incredible photo, absolutely beautiful. =)

I heard that hurricane Fiona wreaked havoc on the potato crops, is that true as far as you know?

 

[Rhino]

Hey @Rhino,

Yeah, it’s a lot of fun Jacob. This one is designed as an extension of the highway system (many here are). Instead of having to drive the long way around Lake Huron, it sails to an island at the narrow part of the lake and then you can drive to a point on the island where a bridge joins it to the other shore. This particular situation shaves several hours off the regular route around the lake. Plus there’s the added bonus that it’s really kinda cool. ? The dots on this map show where it crosses.

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ooh thats neat plus id imagine it saves that area a bit of money as well since they dont need to build a bridge!

and hey i wasnt to far from there awhile back! i was out near grand rapids for a weekend lol

 

[subquark]

Fiona caused a lot of problems here. Feed corn got flattened, potato fields flooded, tons of wind damage, cottages washed away from the storm surge, bridges washed out, the list goes on. I have some photos but upload speed is at a crawl right now as the provider is still struggling to get back up after more than two weeks.

This happened to my neighbour - he was building his cottage and staying in the trailer. He was not in it when it tipped. I told him to waive off the small excavator - I have recovery gear and a FFR! ?

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The insurance company wrote it off - the holding tanks flowed back inside the unit so it would cost more to gut and rebuild the interior than to buy a new one.

I saw this on the main road - I’m not sure what it is but it might explain my Internet woes.

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Holy crap!!! Glad you're okay and I want to hear about you righting that trailer with your FFR!!!

 

[subquark]

No time for that - I was headed to the dump! Besides, he hired the excavator and a skid-steer was on its way.

I also had my own hurricane damage to deal with.…

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? ?

I have absolutely no doubt that #DukeCanFixIt! =)

At first glance, I thought the other tag was #peestrong, which is a sensitive topic for some of older farts! =D

Good luck to you and all other Islanders! #PEISTRONG!

 

[Skav777]

Well, as Cledus “The Snowman” Snow said, “I’m east bound and down”.

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And a special pic of the back for @AzScorpion ?

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Got a link to your med kit? I need to re-stock my travel med kit. And is the black case with the target anything gun related? Ammo carrier? Cheers Duke

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