This was our mode of transport whilst viewing elk
VIA Rail train
Name one of the first items left behind (by Connor) on our East Coast Road Trip
A pair of shoes and a water bottle
The nationality of our most recent international friend
Finlander (found on the side of the highway)
The year and make of The Pickle (our road tripping vehicle)
Honda Element, 2006
Number of provinces (and territories) that we have visited (as of Dec. 2025)
10/13
British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Manitoba (obviously), Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
Number of modes of transportation we have used so far
9: Feet, Car/Van , Plane, Ferry, Helicopter, Kayak, Zodiac, Train, Subway/Bus
The province where Connor left behind his backpack full of journals, books and art supplies (double if you get the name of the campground)
Village Des Écluses, Quebec
This is the place where we met our Ukrainian friends
The parking lot of Bianca Amor's
Number of times we got locked out of The Pickle
Just once (surprisingly) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Location where C&c stayed out past curfew
Churchill, Manitoba
The name of the river C&c body-rafted down in ~10° rainy weather
The Bow River, Calgary, Alberta
Lost in the car for many days before we met Dave (the helicopter guy)
Deodorant
Destination where we met some new relatives
Iceland
Number of times we were running on fumes (and that decision chose our sleeping location)
Twice: Kakabeca Falls (East Coast Trip) and coming home from Calgary (Iceland Trip)
This location saw repeatedly reaching heights of 63 m (207 ft) and speeds of 119 km/h (74 mph)
Valley Fair, Minneapolis, Minnesota (The Wild Thing, to be specific)
Leftovers we happily accepted from the strangers we met in the (closed) campground (Village Des Écluses)
A couple pieces of pizza and a slice of chocolate cake
The song Connor sang non stop after we lost a day traveling back from Iceland to Canada
Let's Do The Time Warp Again from the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Non-human friend that sprayed Christa in the face in Churchill
A beluga whale
How we made and said "thank you" to friends
By giving out pickle stickers
The furthest time zone (from ours) we traveled to
Iceland (even though we ignored local time and stuck to WPG time) 21:00 wpg = 3:00 is (6hrs ahead)
This 190 m (626 ft) tall tower annually hosted a horse to stand on the glass viewing platform to prove it's safety. We saw a rainbow! But no horses.
The Calgary Tower
Location where we found a hidden beauty; a wonderful sunrise projected onto a mountain
Skógafoss, Iceland
How we avoided tourists in Iceland (and made no new friends)
By keeping WPG time
Country that consumes the most gherkins per capita
Germany
Famous dessert and our first solo trip destination
Nanaimo, British Colombia