I have a habit of keeping random statistics. Things like how much water I drink a day and how many cigarettes I smoke. A lot of the time, these statistics really mean nothing.
It’s been almost two months since I said goodbye to the van, and goodbye to Canada. Looking back at pictures, it made me curious about some of the smaller details on our trip. These random stats are just a compilation of some of the things that I kept track of….
(teepees in quebec)
Number of days on the road: 60
Number of days sleeping in a regular bed: 12
Total kilometres driven: 13468 km
Most kilometres driven in one day: 890 km, July 25th, from Steveville, Alberta to Russel, Manitoba
Days with no driving: 11
Total litres of gas consumed: 1254.366 L
Total cost of gas: $1407.16
Average cost of gas a day: $23.45
(rocky mountains, alberta)
Cost of van build: $1300
Total cost of food: $1572.41
Average cost of food per day: $26.21 (way over our original budget of $10 per day, but this also includes a lot more eating out than we anticipated)
Total cost of campsites and parking: $494.00 (includes the Discovery Pass, which covered admission for all National Parks)
Total cost of ferries: $410.40
(bruce peninsula, ontario)
Number of bears: 7
1. Tofino, while foraging
2. San josef bay hike, on the river, while it was feeding
3. Cape scott, running across the logging road
4. Whistler train wreck pull out from highway, closest
5. Jasper, on the way to campground
6. Driving around on riding mountain national park
7. At the bison conservation area in riding mountain national park
Other notable wildlife:
- Foxes at niagara falls
- Moose in jasper, banff, and forillon national park in quebec
- Coyotes
- Elk
(beach campfire at sandy beach, ontario)
Best cooked meal:
Hiro: Either the chanterelle mushroom pasta or grilled chorizo with boletes, roasted carrots, and quinoa
Annika: Chanterelle pasta. (click here to see the food we cooked on the trip)
Best Restaurant meal:
Hiro: Foxy in Montreal
Annika Foxy in Montreal (read more about our meal at foxy)
Best Single Restaurant dish:
Hiro: Foie gras poutine at Au Pied De Cochon or Poutine au Crevette at Casse Croute du Quai, both in Quebec. (more about these in the quebec blogs)
Annika: Feta, honey, and peach dish at Foxy, served with house made pita.
Best Camping Spot:
Hiro: Elk bay on Vancouver Island or Keys Lake outside Kenora (more on elk bay here)
Annika: Same answer.
(valley of five lakes, alberta)
Best Moment of Every Province
BC
Hiro: Seeing a bunch of family and friends
Annika: Whale watching in Tofino or hiking Mt. Rohr. (mt. rohr pics in this blog)
Alberta
Hiro: exploring jasper
Annika: anything in Western Alberta, the wildlife, glaciers, etc.
Saskatchewan
Hiro: …..
Annika: salt lakes.
Manitoba
Hiro: hanging out with Isaac and his family (our visit to Golden Fried)
Annika: Seeing the moose at Riding Mountain Provincial Park.
Ontario
Hiro: Sandy beach, having a fire till late at night
Annika: Bruce Peninsula.
Quebec
Hiro: Casse-croute du quai, sitting on a picnic table eating poutine au crevette and guedille au crevette. Also, watching Annika eat her first corn dog
Annika: Perce and Montreal. (read about our day in Montreal)
(mont joi, quebec)