Day Seven: Are We There Yet Index

Friday June 29, 2012

YAY! We have hit the end of the first week, and are currently in McDonald Creek Provincial Park, in the BC Kootenay region. We were a bit hesitant to head this way due to the record setting floods in the region and the forecasted heavy rain, but decided to head out anyway to pay a visit to the small town of Nakusp. Tomorrow promises to be a busy day with a lakeshore walk, museum visit, hot-spring visit, picnic, café breakfast, and grocery shopping planned.

Zaid playing on the beach at McDonald Creek. Photo: Ben McNamee

In homage to Harper’s Index from Harper’s magazine I present the week 1 version of our trip in numbers.

7: The number of days on the road.

6: The number of rainy days.

4: The number of unique campsites.

0: The number of times we have put the tent up correctly on the first try.

1: The number of unique hotels.

910: The number of KM driven.

50: The estimated number of KM driven with a screaming Owen.

25: The estimated number of KM driven with a screaming Zaid.

3: The number of restaurant meals.

3: The number of visits to Tim Hortons.

5: The number of deer seen.

2: The number of those dear that were dead.

1: The number of car-deer collisions seen.

1: The number of snakes seen.

1: The number of bears seen.

2: The number of showers per person.

7: The number of recommended showers per person.

0: The number of campgrounds where tents outnumbered trailers.

3800: The number of KM away from Toronto.