Here we go! With the whimper* of a +2 Celsius morning, Badger and I set off on the first day of the first segment of an as-yet-to-be-defined trip. It's about time! Once we got underway, I really did feel a sense of road restlessness start to work itself out, and I know Badger feels the same. * The whimper may have in fact been me. But! I now have heated gear! It was the one thing I did that counts as preparation for this trip -- wiring the connector harness to my battery last night. It took me about 15 minutes of test-fiddling to get the heat levels pegged, and then: Bliss. It was chilly enough going over the North Arm of Great Slave Lake (Badger's digital mercury bottomed out at 1.5 C) that I might have considered turning around if not for the hot wires permeating throughout my jacket and pants. |
Contemplations of the day included how notably fantastic the iPod shuffle was spinning today, whether some sort of artificial intelligence algorithm that could be taught that I was really enjoying the shuffle would be a contradiction of the concept "shuffle," and feeling an elevated sense of kinship with construction workers due to my shiny new high-viz vest.
Day total: 1,043 km, 10h45m Trip total: 1,043 km | Start: Yellowknife, NWT. End: Peace River, AB. Soundtrack: Pete Thorn, Sia, and some super-good shuffle |