In 1956, the movie “Around the World in Eighty Days”, starring David Nevin and Cantinflas, won five Oscars, including Best Picture. The film was based on a book by French author Jules Verne, who wrote a series of modern science fiction novels, including “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea” and “Journey to the Centre of the Earth”. In the film, Englishman Phileas Fogg and his French valet, Passepartout, complete a successful 80-day adventure around the world.
Today, we depart on our last route trip – Across Canada in Eighty Days – following the 4,645-mile Trans-Canada Highway from St. Johns, Newfoundland, to Victoria, British Columbia, passing through all ten Canadian provinces, most of their major cities, and six different time zones. Since the highway offers two parallel routes, we will take the alternate back to Montreal before heading south and home again. With five lengthy ferry rides, a few interesting side trips, and the journeys from and to Richmond, we will travel over 12,000 miles.
Canada is the second-largest country in the world by land area, has the longest coastline in the world, claims more lakes than any other country, and offers the longest street – the Trans-Canada Highway. Reminiscent of the old U. S. Route 66, the TCH connects the provinces, and serves as the main street of a multitude of fascinatingly diverse towns along the way. Canada is also known for its friendly and welcoming people, with “a high standard of living, a strong social safety net, and a very diverse population”. We look forward to our journey, interacting with these folks at every opportunity.
On the Road Again 