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Diary from my incredible journey

by James Shearer
Trail Canada Editor

Through every Canadian province, from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean coasts, across the Canadian Shield, over the Prairies and through the Rocky Mountains.

It took me 6 months to cross Canada and back again. Here you can read my travel diary with entries dated the day they were written.

The diary is organised in chronological order, but you can select the province and cities of interest.

• Day One - The Journey begins here

Days of interest

• Arrival in Canada
  Touching down in Toronto's International Airport. The joys of Canadian immigration and my first night.
• Snow storm in Halifax
  Deep snow on my first day in the Nova Scotian capital.
• New Brunswick bus incident
  A passenger stops the bus which turns into an hour long drama.
• Quebec Winter Carnival
  The world's largest winter carnival in frozen Quebec city.
• A different place
  Beginning my trip across the Prairies.
• Crazy weather
  From one extreme to the next.
• The bear encounter
  High up in the Rocky Mountains, alone and miles from anywhere.
• Unexpected road trip
  A piece of bad luck, Canadian hospitality and a rental vehicle.
• Starting on a 6 day train trip
  6,281km from one side of Canada to the other.
• A walk to remember
  Dehydrated and exhausted, nearly mauled by a bear and more.