¡Canada!

40 miles down the gravel road, I’m dirty, tired, but I made it to town to pick up the part that has been Fedexed to me. I fix my speedometer (finally!) grab some lunch, and make a run for the border.

There are like a dozen signs telling you you’re entering Canada. I guess a lot of people ended up in Canada that didn’t mean to or something?

Not as bad as the line to get into the US at Juarez, but way longer than I thought it would be. Probably took 30 minutes.

Of course there was only one person working the line.

Finally, made it to British Columbia!

This was definitely a weird home.

And rolled into Banff National Park, but I still have a ways to go to get to the town of Banff.

I cross into Alberta. Seems the same as BC so far.

I wish I knew what this sign means. Anyone?

Town of Banff proper.

And this is why you should quit your job and drive cross-country.

I got some food and some beer with some guys I met on the street. Canada is friendly. I also reserved a camp site for tomorrow so I don’t have to rush through the park.

Fast Facts:

Yes, they do say “aboot”

Yes, the money does look like it’s from Monopoly, or maybe Europe

Yes, the drive extremely slowly, even though the numbers are bigger because they’re kilometers

No, they do not have pet Grizzlies

Trip Odometer:

Speedometer is fixed, reading 8,765.

Corrected odometer reading: 9,220.

Total Elapsed Miles: 5,574