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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).
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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 )& w1 D& ]6 e/ F0 C0 v; L* G! e
Suggestion:
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* ?4 J& O# }8 S1.Install Winter tires or even a set of USED ones.3 K0 Z9 I' e. q
2. at least four-five bottles Windshield water
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3. Plan your night stop only in major cities.) r! o+ F! {! B
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; K, K4 i2 R3 s9 K$ i$ q0 yI spent straight 45 hours driving from Galgary to Montreal In August.
* P5 _9 J; }( D! B7 \4 mDon't follow me, because now it's in the Winter. Please prepare yourself for the
! p/ a3 n+ C1 d' F& F9 Lterrible 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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3 L8 `4 o/ i$ Y* W) N% gCould be much easier, especially in Winter.
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Take care. good luck. |
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