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Brave Man!
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+ h" G# f; k& O' P4 ^! B oPlease Pay special attention to the road condition in NORTH ONTARIO (Ottawa, Sudbury,Sault Ste MAri, ThunderBay and Knora, Mountain after mountain, only two lane roads).6 A+ T9 L7 |3 n9 O; y
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Actually,one big rule - head West on Canada Hightway No 1 (it could change its name to some local road name like 117 etc )
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1.Install Winter tires or even a set of USED ones.' f2 w) | P+ t; p' j* z4 e% n4 u
2. at least four-five bottles Windshield water6 \ p6 @+ `* z
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9 x- }8 X' O8 R# d/ x+ Z3. Plan your night stop only in major cities.
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3 B E; y! o. Z4 D9 L0 [ II spent straight 45 hours driving from Galgary to Montreal In August.2 r0 C% |* ~# x0 ]& D
Don't follow me, because now it's in the Winter. Please prepare yourself for the
7 h( M4 j( ^+ r3 ?8 i6 q' Y" G# Hterrible driving condition in Northern Ontario area. You need at least 4 -5 days to finish this trip.
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If you have no problem with US visa, go to take a shortcut via US -
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Take care. good luck. |
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