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Brave Man!
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8 u0 b" H+ Y' \% r9 q6 hPlease 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).
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- Z$ g: s2 C1 S6 N/ _Actually,one big rule - head West on Canada Hightway No 1 (it could change its name to some local road name like 117 etc )6 @2 W+ ]7 Z0 R8 S
Suggestion:
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1.Install Winter tires or even a set of USED ones.2 U' a; M( V2 i( }5 w D
2. at least four-five bottles Windshield water2 _! G( C( P8 H; o$ ]
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3. Plan your night stop only in major cities.
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# {9 B9 \+ S3 @: o2 r$ K4 f: [: vI spent straight 45 hours driving from Galgary to Montreal In August.
! o/ z! P2 c4 F: X' B' IDon't follow me, because now it's in the Winter. Please prepare yourself for the
) S" w1 F* M- K# }1 cterrible 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 -: L% t6 {% F$ K7 U4 J
TORONTO-Winsor-Chicago-Minneaplis->...->Winnipeg=>Regina->CAlgary.! f4 w* g/ {: A5 k
Could be much easier, especially in Winter.
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' `2 O8 y i+ R* |Take care. good luck. |
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