On the road

Forget our show, one of the most mysterious things in Canada is… the weather.

As we started towards Fort McMurray, AB this morning, the sun was out and there wasn’t any snow in sight, i mean, it is the middle of May, shouldn’t that mean warm spring weather?  Not in Canada!

Half way into our 500 km trip, out of nowhere, we’re surrounded my snow.  I’m not talking about a couple inches on the ground, I’m talking about being completely engulfed in one of the worst storms I’ve ever seen.  Vehicles scattered in the ditch from side to side, low visibility an very slippery roads.

To top off the treacherous drive, the gas gauge is moving towards empty at a steady rate.  The last thing we need right now is to be stranded in the middle of nowhere.  Ok, it may not have been the middle of nowhere, but I’m fairly sure it was next-door to it.  After over an hour of fearing we would run out of gas, we see a sign we’ve been waiting for: ”Welcome to Fort McMurray” 
We head to the nearest gas station and fill up the truck… 125 litres worth of gas as I recall.  Keeping in mind the gas burns up at a steady rate and the tank only holds 130 litres, we cut it very close.

It’s never a boring day on the road!

The truck was covered in ice by the time we made it to the gas station!