The Countdown's On . . .

Our proposed route takes us over 8,000kms in just over 20 days

It's under a week now until our Atlantic Canadian odyssey begins. So we thought we would start this blog to catalog our amazing journey and be able to share experiences with our friends in distant and far off places. 


As some of you may know, Erin and I decided to take a rather unconventional holiday this year that will take us deep into the remote wilderness of Eastern Quebec and Labrador, on to the amazing, island province of Newfoundland,  the French islands of St.Pierre and Miquelon - not just French speaking, they are an actual French overseas possession, through Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI and the New England states. 


Thanks to our very generous workplaces and collective agreements we have almost a month to complete this once-in-a-lifetime road trip. We'll be camping most of the way in Canada's extensive National Park system and transportation will be provided by our 2009 Toyota Yaris - we've decided to buy out the lease and blow up the mileage cap in style!


But before we head into the hinterlands we'll be taking in the best of digital arts, music and partying at Montreal's Mutek festival. We hope to see many of you there.

We'll also try and include soundtracks and lots of facts where possible.


Soundtrack: This one I suppose is kind of an obvious opening salvo soundtrack wise but, It's Willie Nelson, c'mon ppl he smokes weed and doesn't pay taxes!


Fun Fact: Over 7,000 people attended Mutek last year. That's over 1,000 more people than live on St.Pierre and Miquelon and roughly a quarter of the population of Labrador.