Teaandtoday5

Thankfully I am collecting, rather than travelling. I am pretty sure those sort of activities are a regular feature of uni life, I just hadn't considered that having finally decided to grace us with his presence he might be too busy texting to barge his way onto a bus.

Let's hope so. His plan to experience the bright lights of Hamilton for NYE might provide some elbowing incentive though.

bats

It's in Actinolite near Tweed. Many of the places along highway 7 are named after stuff they mine or used to mine there. There are ghost towns, abandoned gas stations, motels. Many lost trade after the 401 was opened as a route east but as highway 7 gets upgraded perhaps it will come back to life. It's a nice drive to Ottawa, pretty.

There's a TV doc called, I think, The Forgotten Highway which is online sonewhere.

Partially discharged

I've seen that documentary I think. It is about a family who ran an independent gas station somewhere near highway 7 that hit hard times.

Years ago somewhere between Peterborough and Kaladar on the south side there was a motel with an indian restaurant. The next time I drove by it was closed.

Near Actinolite I've been to a restaurant on the north south road with huge portions called Kelly's. Is that still going?

caretaker

Thanks, I stand both corrected and edited.

dbd33

In that case, be glad the bus is being used. One of my got around by thumb throughout university and between universities. All around the US and Canada. "Where are you?" "I'm crashing in a box car in New Mexico" "Some guy is driving me around Cape Breton" "I've moved to Alaska, can you get me a visa?".

When one has gone to the trouble to beget a person one might hope that person would show a little regard for personal safety so as to save her father from having to go through all that unpleasantness again.

Teaandtoday5

At his age i had to hide a couple of times from hitchhiking lift-givers who anticipated a little more gratitude than I was actually feeling, but never actually endured anything worse than a badly blistered face from falling asleep in the back of a pick-up on a sunny journey. At least sunburn is unlikely to be an issue this week.

My condolences on the stress and strain of all the begetting you have had to endure though.

bats

Found it. it's called The Lost Highway The Lost Highway Documentary

That Indian Restaurant is closed I think but it's hard to tell as it was such a dump before. I had tasted food from there and it was ok ish so we drove out to get take out but didn't stay as it was so disgusting. It's near Marmora.

I hadn't heard of Kelly's but it's on Google Maps so is probably still going.

scrubbedexpat091

Going to drive to California next month to see family. First time driving all the way down.

First night will stay in a town called Weed in Northern California.

The name amuses me for some reason.

Partially discharged

If you have the time the Oregon Coast is beautiful. If you need to replenish your hippy stock in tie dye fashions and other Woodstock like stuff, Eugene, Oregon is the place to go.

That is a long drive from Vancouver? to Weed. Hope your car has cruise control.

scrubbedexpat091

Google puts it at 11.5 hours so with gas and rest stops, I figure 13 or so hours.

I don't have a lot of time so need to do as much driving per day as I can so more days in So. Cal.

We would fly but the dog has to come with us and I have an aquarium to bring back from my mom's place.

BEVS

Stay safe with all that driving lovely fella.

scrubbedexpat091

We will. My other half is going as well so we will take turns driving.

Just have to order some tire chains to have in the car, Calif, Oregon have some mountain passes where chains might be required.

I have never driven down before and never seen the northern part of California so will be fun.

Partially discharged

This time last year we were in Nice, France and we headed to a ski resort at 1700 metres above sea level in the French Alps in a rental car. The drive was beautiful but my cousin told me I'd need snow chains in the rental car in case there was heavy snow near the resort and the police would be there and would pull people over to make sure they had chains on.

Predictably there was no snow at all on the drive and actually the snow line was at basically 1700 metres so we never got the chains out of the trunk.

The people in the car rental place and my cousins were so surprised when I said I had never used chains in my life (only lived in Ontario in Canada) and I used special snow tyres instead.

Believe it or not there are videos online on how to put chains on...believe me I watched them but never needed to use the knowledge...

I wasn't aware that any mountain passes in Oregon or California required chains..I would have thought on the interstate the elevation is too low.

When we were in southern Oregon in 2008 we stayed here for two nights:. Quite expensive but lots of fun and a unique experience that our kids still talk about.

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scrubbedexpat091

Siskiyou Summit in Oregon on I-5 can have chains required periods where winter tires alone are not sufficient.

The summit is 1,310 meters.

Can't predict the weather and my luck I would not have chains and they decide chains are required. So best to have them and not need them vs need them and not have.

Its the highest pass in I-5 but the lower passes in California can have chains required periods as well.

BristolUK

I'm used to cats liking boxes and bags but ours likes pens as well. His favourite 'toy' it seems.
Clutches it with his front paws while pushing away with the back ones.