Google Earth measurements (straight line between locations)
Distance from Vancouver: 3350 km
Distance from Kingston: 263 km
Distance Driven Today: 716 km
Total Distance Driven: 5581 km
Crash ... boom ... bang! Oh no, there goes our windshield wiper! That was our introduction to the 400 series freeways in southern Ontario! It was my first time driving on a confusing system of very large highways, it was raining hard, and to top it all off, the passenger-side wiper blade decided to disconnect from its socket, hit our windshield and fly over the back of our car. We suffered no damage and the car behind us was far enough away that the wiper blade hit the ground. We were also fortunate that it was the passenger side wiper blade so I could still see enough to drive the rest of the way to our hotel. We will be getting replacement blade(s) tomorrow!
Earlier today, we left Sault Ste Marie on Highway 17 and had a quick lunch in Sudbury. After that, we left Highway 17 after about 1500 km on it and took Highway 69 which turned into Highway 400, our first 400-series freeway. It started out as a 2 lane highway each way and then grew to 3 lanes and then six (including exit lanes). We had to get in the correct 2 out of 6 lanes to exit onto the 401, which we managed to do successfully! Yay! Then it started raining hard and we lost our wiper blade! After the 401, we got onto the 427 and then the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) and finally found our hotel. It was my first time driving on a highway that large and that complicated! I guess I will get used to it eventually if I drive around this area long enough.
Watch out!
We didn't see any!
It's like Metrotown! (Parry Sound, ON)
The aftermath
It's not very effective!
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