I'm not going to the Pacific Ocean

Even if I make it to Vancouver, I am not going to the pacific Ocean. It's a body of water, I am not psyched to see it. I don't even think there is anything interesting to see. I have seen water before, and the coast line of the Pacific would be no different than that of the Atlantic. What the hell, I'm not even starting at the Atlantic Ocean. It's not like I can take a bottle from one and dump it in the other (you know, like it's never been done before). The only point would be to observe the ocean and go wow that was grand, somewhere over there is Asia. Neat.

Also for all of you who are asking why I am (tentatively) ending my trip in Kamloops, it's because it sounds like a cereal. Deal with it. Also because it's not by the Pacific Ocean. Screw the Pacific Ocean.  

One Month From today

The start of the trip is now but a month away. I will be leaving April 13th at 7pm. Currently outside my window someone is insanely revving rgeir engine and I think they are having trouble starting their car. Hopefully this is not some sort of foreshadowing. I have been planning this trip for over a month now, and to my surpriseit has been met with a large number of negative annotations. Here is a pie chart of reactions so far.

But despite you're negative perception of the event to come, I carry on motivated and looking forward to my bus trip. As we stand, it will take just short of four days of actual travel. Giving me 13 days to enjoy the rest of it. Whilst on the bus there is an array of things I will try to take on, but that will follow in another upcoming blog post. 

The reason I don't want to take a train is because with the bus system you can stop in places and spend some time here and there, checking stuff out and the what not. It's exciting, trust me. The train just shoots you from Toronto to Vancouver and then you fly home. Just how much fun would that be, he asked rhetorically.    

I'll prove you all wrong. I will take the bus, and it will be awesome.

The Rockies

For some reason, I find the idea of Northern Canada fascinating - probably much more so than Northern Canada actually is. This is the driving (pun, because I will be on a bus) factor in going to Northern BC, just basically checking stuff out, which is more or less my plan for every city. But I realized that through this route I completely miss out on the rockies. Edmonton to Dawson Creek goes around the mountains, Dawson Creek to Prince George further avoids them. Going to Kamloops is, of course, a necessity. So here is the new tentative plan.

Bus: Fredericton, Montreal, Ottawa, Sudbury, Winnipeg.
Train: Winnipeg, Edmonton, Jasper.
Bus: Jasper, Kamloops, Kelowna.

Description of trip

I am in University and have 18 days off between my last exam and my first day of work. So I am going across Canada on a bus. Maybe. See I am not really sure what this trip is going to become. I want adventure, freedom, awkwardness, new stuff, revamped old stuff. All that is confirmed so far is that I will leave Fredericton New Brunswick via bus at 7 PM April 13th for Montreal Quebec. I will then start travelling westward across this beautiful country. Probably. Either way, I am going to cynically blog as much of it as possible and I hope you will all come along for the ride (PUN! Get it, because of the bus?)

Here is the original draft route: Fredericton, Montreal, Ottawa, Sudbury, Winnipeg, Yorkton, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Dawson Creek, Prince George, Kamloops.