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theducksAs part of Formerly-Secret Plan Number 5, we're pondering a road trip. Not just any road trip. A massive, 52 day undertaking from Vancouver to Boston for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ursamajor's wedding, and back. It would probably end up with a journal being entitled "There and Back Again" or something very much like it.
I'm pondering the purchase of a Ford Crown Victoria (CAD$5000 for an ex-Police one, 2003 vintage or so). Fuel efficiency isn't that great (8-9km/L highway), but since most Police departments in North America operate them, service and spares would be a piece of cake. Which when you're broken down in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, is what you want.
One of the routings I've looked at is:
Over 52 days, this works out to about 450km/day, taking into account multi-day stops in Canmore, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Boston, Sarnia, Portland, Lafayette, etc.. And no, we're not stopping over night in Flint Michigan, or Gary Indiana, but we may go through them.
Anyway, this is just a plan. There are factors working against it, like the need to find employment in Vancouver, the cost of it all (about CAN$6000 on top of the car, factoring in insurance, tolls, fuel, accommodation on the way, etc), but hey, it'd be fun, right?
ursamajor's wedding, and back. It would probably end up with a journal being entitled "There and Back Again" or something very much like it. I'm pondering the purchase of a Ford Crown Victoria (CAD$5000 for an ex-Police one, 2003 vintage or so). Fuel efficiency isn't that great (8-9km/L highway), but since most Police departments in North America operate them, service and spares would be a piece of cake. Which when you're broken down in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, is what you want.
One of the routings I've looked at is:
Vancouver BC to Kamloops BC 355 km Kamloops BC to Canmore AB 519 km Canmore AB to Airdrie AB 133 km Airdrie AB to Moose Jaw SK 709 km Moose Jaw SK to Winnipeg MB 641 km Winnipeg MB to Thunder Bay ON 706 km Thunder Bay ON to Kapuskasing ON 610 km Kapuskasing ON to North Bay ON 488 km North Bay ON to Ottawa ON 362 km Ottawa ON to Montreal ON 194 km Montreal ON to Quebec City QC 253 km Quebec City QC to Sherbrooke QC 235 km Sherbrooke QC to Boston MA 410 km Boston MA to Schenectady NY 294 km Schenectady NY to Toronto ON 593 km Toronto ON to London ON 195 km London ON to Sarnia ON 107 km Sarnia ON to Flint MI 114 km Flint MI to Toledo OH 175 km Toledo OH to Layfayette IN 343 km Lafayette IN to St Louis MO 447 km St Louis MO to Branson MO 409 km Branson MO to Wichita KS 495 km Wichita KS to Denver CO 834 km Denver to Casper WY 445 km Casper to Bozeman MT 675 km Bozeman MT to Spokane, WA 640 km Spokane WA to Portland OR 567 km Portland OR to Everett WA 326 km Everett WA to Vancouver BC 181 km Total: 12455 kms
Over 52 days, this works out to about 450km/day, taking into account multi-day stops in Canmore, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Boston, Sarnia, Portland, Lafayette, etc.. And no, we're not stopping over night in Flint Michigan, or Gary Indiana, but we may go through them.
Anyway, this is just a plan. There are factors working against it, like the need to find employment in Vancouver, the cost of it all (about CAN$6000 on top of the car, factoring in insurance, tolls, fuel, accommodation on the way, etc), but hey, it'd be fun, right?
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Date: 2009-03-01 02:43 pm (UTC)I'd like to know how you arrived at your budget of $6000. When I drove my car from Newfoundland to Manitoba in August of 2007, that trip (including accommodations for 4 nights, gas, and meals) cost $1500. Of course, at the time, gas was about $0.20/l more expensive. However, my vehicle was also just three months old, with very good fuel efficiency.
All the same, if I didn't have to be in Halifax for July 2nd to begin my course, I'd probably be attempting a similar trip, albeit from Vancouver to St. John's. My goal is to eventually drive from one coast to the other.
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Date: 2009-03-01 03:05 pm (UTC)assuming 10km/L = 1200L of fuel x $1.50L for gas (at maximum assuming) = $1800.
34 overnights we'd have to pay for at (again, upper limit, we'd go for motels where possible, but some of the cities we'll be stopping in are likely to be expensive) at $100/night = $3400.
Factor in $800 for random stuff like tolls, oil changes, tyre replacement, wiper fluid, car washes, etc.
$3400 + $1800 + $800 = $6000.
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Date: 2009-03-01 03:10 pm (UTC)When would this trip occur? Just curious as to what part of the country I'll be in when you're driving :)
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Date: 2009-03-01 04:14 pm (UTC)I'll probably be on the east coast by then unfortunately. Still haven't made up my mind entirely as to whether I'm going to leave my job here and move east, but it's a strong possibility.
Gimli is quite pretty in the summer. If you do head up this way, I recommend picking up an ice cream and going for a walk along the pier and boardwalk.
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Date: 2009-03-01 05:27 pm (UTC)Sounds like quite a driving challenge!
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Date: 2009-03-01 09:52 pm (UTC)You guys could crash in our guest room!
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Date: 2009-03-01 11:07 pm (UTC)That is, mes amis, the idea of going through Spokane :)
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Date: 2009-03-02 08:30 am (UTC)[[Annie]] from back in the #x-files day :)
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I wonder how many of us Xphilers are trolling your live journal LOL. All I can say is when ya get to Vancouver can you adopt me? Or in lieu of that I'd be available as a housekeeper/nanny :P Wonders if the housekeeper gets to go on roadtrips hmm?? Gets written into work contract haha