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Brave Man!
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Please 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).; H7 l: \, O3 j9 \1 [" Y
U" `2 ?) Z6 @3 d: T& H' k( D0 V9 OActually,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.$ T8 m& }; k# _6 g% U8 l
2. at least four-five bottles Windshield water9 t+ O5 E% Q3 \! v0 I% r
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$ g: x* S9 N( S3. Plan your night stop only in major cities.
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/ y. V: k, P0 k( n: `/ E4 bI spent straight 45 hours driving from Galgary to Montreal In August.
: j) X' I% e# L! l% E/ G" L- A6 hDon't follow me, because now it's in the Winter. Please prepare yourself for the # t% {1 \3 q7 O/ {! R
terrible driving condition in Northern Ontario area. You need at least 4 -5 days to finish this trip.
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TORONTO-Winsor-Chicago-Minneaplis->...->Winnipeg=>Regina->CAlgary.
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5 E9 i; e/ S4 [, v- k1 xTake care. good luck. |
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