The Goods

THE RIDE

So, these are the straight goods...
This is Red Betty, she is a nice Astro van. She will get me across Canada.
Hopefully. If she doesn't I will explode her in a field in Saskatchewan. (Well aware of the intrinsic grammar flaw there, but I find without it the sentence lacks that childlike relish that I'm going for) That will be enjoyable, should it happen. I personally believe she is so scared of the latter fate that she will happily ferry me all the way to Halifax before dying out. In any case, despite how violent that last threat to Betty was, I actually have quite a bit of affection for her. Shes quirky, and that dash of hers doesn't light up like it used to. Actually, it doesn't light up at all. The rest is good, new battery, engine is relatively sound, and all the seats turn around and reverse and come out to fit my bed in. This will be my house for the next three months, a fact I'm still struggling with but is nevertheless pretty exciting. Anyways, next order of business.

THE CAMERA

This is a Kodak Playsport. It is amazing. It shoots 1080p HD video and is the size of a small cell phone. This sneaky little thing is going to make videoblogs easy, traveling partners embarrassed, and document a lot of stuff that will probably interest no one but me. It can film up to 10 ft underwater, a point I intend to test vigorously. I'm pretty excited about this little tool and its potential damage to my otherwise stellar reputation as a dignified person.....


The Traveling Partner

This is Fabian, he's the german goof who is kindly going to put up with my nonsense as we go from coast to coast to coast of a country 28 times larger than the one he grew up in. The shenanigans will be endless, much like the roads will feel across the prairies. On top of being a more experienced perspective on the food we come across, he is also intolerably European and will provide a lot of foreign input on Canadian culture. His blog is www.thepananimal.wordpress.com. Be sure to check it out for such fun as "the sandwich report" and "one-pot wonders" across Canada.

That's all for right now, finishing this week up, getting set up, and then heading out. Haven't been more excited for a long while now. I'll see you in your respective places soon.