The Great Canadian Journey
This past week on the Vinyl Cafe, Stuart McLean did the show from a car on the Canadian, Via Rail’s Toronto - Vancouver train. This is the classic Canadian trip, that lets you see Canada out the window as it passes.
I’ve always wanted to take a trip across Canada, and going by train would seem to me to be the best way to do it. Listening to Stuart McLean’s stories about the train, and describing the cross-Canada trip, I’ve decided that this is a trip that I absolutely have to take. Sadly, its an expensive trip. The Silver & Blue class (which I think is the best option…what with having a bed and all), is more than $4000 return *gulp*.
I suppose it can be a trip for sometime way off in the future (well, its not like I can afford to go anytime soon). But its definitely a trip I want to take.
Dad on June 10th, 2008
Like father, like son!
I, too, have always wished I could make this trip!
I heard the Vinyl Cafe show on the weekend as well and started thinking about it again.
Earlier this year, CBC ran a series with Valerie Pringle as she rode “The Canadian” across the country too. It was called “Canada’s Greatest Ride”. I was so jealous of her getting to make the trip.
http://www.travelandescape.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?sid=812