Friday 31st January, 2003

Windjet Goes Trans-Canada

Hoping that the several days of very cold weather over the weekend would improve the condition of St Mary's Reservoir and Keho Lake the Windjet Team checked the ice with high hopes. The weather had not been kind however, leaving snow and bumpy ice which would be treacherous for the craft and Richard at high speeds.

			Due to these conditions in Alberta and the reports coming in of excellent ice in Ontario, the team made the decision to move across Canada to Thunder Bay, on the shores of Lake Superior.
	map of canada

Leaving at mid-day on Monday, the team set off from Lethbridge fuelled by The Penny Coffee and cinnamon buns. Towing the craft, we left Alberta, slowly crossed Saskatchewan stopping in Regina for dinner, onwards across Manitoba, arriving finally in Thunder Bay (Ontario) 24 hours later.

We calculated that we drove for nearly 1,900 miles (about 3,000 km) and if you wanted to experience a similar drive (not that we suggest you really should), try driving from London to Edinburgh, to London and then back to Edinburgh non-stop!
		sleeping in shifts

We would like to thank Peter Dyck from Flaman Rentals of Lethbridge who kindly supported the rental of the 18ft trailer which we used to transport the craft. Flaman who have over 60 locations throughout Canada are one of the leading agricultural equipment rental companies with products ranging from wood splitters to bale carriers and of course trailers. Equiries can be sent to [email protected] or you can visit the site at www.flamanrentals.com

			Don't worry Peter, we washed both the truck and trailer when we arrived!
	the windjet battle wagon