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By WherethehellisMaria
June 24th 2008

Pre-trip posting

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So, we leave tomorrow. Yes, I'll have to get something for everyone (So much stuff!) I'd have prefered to post just before our flight, but tomorrow our internet get's disconnected and I'd rather post before we leave, just to see everyone off. Don't call me, lol, our phone is disconnected, too. Customs is going to suck, but thankfully the flight leaves at 11:30 at night. Sleep the jetlag off. Hopefully, theres an internet cafe or something in England, so I can send you pictures of us from there. Check back sometime on Wednesday or Thursday, I'll have pictures! [View Full Entry]

By Cross Canada 07
May 21st 2007

On The Road Again

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Our first real campsite of the trip, in Antigonish.

- Antigonish, NS Brad and Treena On the road again. We spent 6 days and nights in Stephenville, exploring the wide range of food possibilities including, Mcdonald's, Timmy Ho's, Subway, and my favorite, Pizza Delight. We spent a lot of time sleeping, and laying around the hotel room trying to give Treena the best short recovery possible. Our first day on the bikes was a 30 km ride that turned out really well. We were cold and wet, and able to stop at a truckstop, instead of trying to sleep in a field somewhere, whil [View Full Entry]

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