LEG 5Start: Folding Mountain Bed & Breakfast, Alaska Highway, Toad River, BC, Canada
End: De Bolt Hotel, Alberta Avenue, DeBolt, AB, Canada
Leg Time: 9h 33 mins
TOTAL TIME: 1 day, 21 hours, 49 mins
Today, Mike was actually competent. Maybe it was the coffee. Or the alarm clock. Or whatever he did last night. Whatever it was, he was extra sprightly and actually wanted to press on with the challenge. And then we heard someone blast their horn as they flew past. That seemed to ignite a fierce fighting spirit I've never seen before in Mike. It was like he was ready to unleash something I've never seen before
5 minutes later, he threw up.
I had never seen Mike throw up until then.
And Mike returned back to his good old self.
And since he elected to drive the whole way while in his adventurous spirit, Mike elected to simply follow the Belgians. Made for an absolutely boring trip. Apart from the time where we blasted past the horny team that ignited Mike's breakfast earlier. Mike could not help but sound his horn back as we sailed right by.
And he threw up again.
Mike must be allergic to car horns. Reminder to prescribe medication next leg.
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Leg 6DeBolt HotelWe set off a little later than normal. Mike was still cleaning up some of his sick off the car from yesterday and I wanted to consult a map. We'd make it to Montana, that's for sure. Mike can imagine what it would be like to live in a city for once on this trip at Edmonton and Calgary, but we're going to motels buddy, so suck it up.
We were starting to enter civilisation.
EdmontonMike stopped here for pancakes. Says it couldn't be more authentic than this.
He got it from a bloody McDonalds.
I look at Mike.
Mike shuts up.
Thank god.
US BorderMike was supposed to take over driving from here. Mike was supposed to deal with security. Mike was supposed to top the car up with gas from here as well.
But Mike is now asleep. And security is now questioning me what I'm hiding in all the bloody large bags Mike brought along for the trip, and also questioning the unconscious body next to me with an unfinished breakfast still in the car.
Good luck, me.
BrowningI DID NOT WANT TO GO HERE. BLOODY INDIANS. NICOLAS SAID WE COULDN'T MAKE IT TO SHELBY OR CUT BANK. I CALL BULLSHITE. WE MISSED THE GLORIOUS INTERSTATE. NOW THERE'S INDIANS HERE AND THE TOWN LOOKS CREEPY. WE COULD HAVE STAYED IN A HOLIDAY INN NEXT TO A MUSEUM AND INSTEAD WE ARE STUCK IN A MOTEL NEXT TO AN ABANDONED PETROL KIOSK. GET ME OUT OF THIS PLACE. IT STINKS LIKE A MOTHERFU
Sorry. Mike took over the keyboard. Lovely place here. Million times better than Coldfoot, trillion better than the Arctic Circ
ARCTIC CIRCLE WAS BETTER THAN THIS SHI
Yeah, Mike took over the keyboard again. Once again, lovely place. Brilliant food. I might visit this place again just for a short holiday.
HOLIDAY? MORE LIKE A TASTE OF HELL.
Mike couldn't be any happier right now, given that he's fallen asleep.
Involuntarily.
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Start: De Bolt Hotel, Alberta Avenue, DeBolt, AB, Canada
End: Western Motel, 121 Central Avenue, Browning, MT, United States
Leg time: 9 h 41 mins
TOTAL TIME: 2 days, 7 hours, 30 minutes