Oh, Canada! by Margaret Ullrich

1972 Shasta (8 x 11 ft.)

Next week both Canada and the U. S. celebrate being who they are.

Our flyers here are full of July first ads.

And the American channels are running ads for fourth of July sales.

Well, shopping is one way to celebrate, I guess.

We're having one of those wet summers where it seems to rain every weekend, and a few times during the week.

Not great if you're working Monday to Friday.

No big deal if you're retired.

In 1972 Paul and I, with just a little over two months of marriage under our belts, packed all we owned into an 8 by 11 foot trailer and trekked across the trans-Canada highway heading to Vancouver, British Columbia.

We had just gotten our driver’s licences that year.

Hey, we were New Yorkers, and all we knew were buses and subways.

I mean, where could one park a car?

It was quite the adventure.

If you’re thinking of driving across the continent, either north or south of the border, here’s a sample of what you might expect.

You’ve been warned.

Transplanting by Margaret Ullrich, part 1

Albany, New York or Bust by Margaret Ullrich, part 2

Trailerites in New York by Margaret Ullrich, part 3

Kingston, New York, by Margaret Ullrich, part 4

Aurora, New York, by Margaret Ullrich, part 5

Niagara Falls, Ontario, by Margaret Ullrich, part 6

Niagara Falls, Ontario by Margaret Ullrich, part 7

Sudbury, Ontario, by Margaret Ullrich, part 8

Saulte Ste. Marie, Ontario, by Margaret Ullrich, part 9

Fun in The Soo, Ontario, by Margaret Ullrich, part 10

Lake Superior, Ontario, by Margaret Ullrich, part 11

Thunder Bay, Ontario, by Margaret Ullrich, part 12

Trowbridge Falls, Ontario, by Margaret Ullrich, part 13

Kenora, Ontario, by Margaret Ullrich, part 14

Pye's Landing, Ontario, by Margaret Ullrich, part 15

Winnipeg to Moosomin, Saskatchewan, by Margaret Ullrich, part 16

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, by Margaret Ullrich, part 17

Medicine Hat, Alberta, by Margaret Ullrich, part 18

Wild Rose, Alberta, by Margaret Ullrich, part 19

The Rocky Mountains / Golden, British Columbia, by Margaret Ullrich, part 20

The Rocky Mountains / Kamloops, British Columbia, by Margaret Ullrich, part 21

The Rocky Mountains / Hope, British Columbia, by Margaret Ullrich, part 22

Vancouver, British Columbia, by Margaret Ullrich, part 23

White Rock, British Columbia, by Margaret Ullrich, part 24