This letter is a few days old now, but it documents a certain “Canadian Hospitality” and evokes memories of growing up in northern Alberta.
Community’s historically all helped each other out, gatherings were made up of everyone sharing what they had to share, and Pot luck get togethers were amazing.
A letter from a trucker in our convoy in Canada...
Hello everyone.
We made it to Thunder Bay today. I have a hard time finding words to express the momentum on this convoy. The convoy is 100kms long and growing all the time.
The support people have is overwhelming. Coming into Winnipeg yesterday was pretty emotional the com radios went pretty quiet because no one could find words to express what we felt.
There was people packed on the shoulders of the streets.
Cars parked and people for miles and miles on the ring road around the city.
The horns never stopped honking!
On the four lane going out of Winnipeg. We thought it was hammer down time but ended up driving 5 to 20 km/hr for hrs and hrs.
People had camp fires going in the ditches, fire works, a sprayer with booms out with big Thank you!
Signs on the booms.
Crane trucks with the booms up with signs, lights flashing, and flags.
The shoulders of the four lane packed with people and cars.
Overpasses packed with people.
Tons of families little kids all bundled up.
Everyone was jumping, dancing, waving signs, flags, and flash lights.
All in -30.
Seeing how happy kids are, their smiles makes you a little emotional at times.
This is how Canada is suppose to be.
This morning going into Ontario, the support is amazing. The laneways, cross roads, little towns same things happening.
Constantly speeding up and slowing for groups of people.
I feel like I am cheating with adaptive cruise
.
When we came to Thunder Bay they had a big area plowed Off.
Tents put up, big fires and a insane amount of food.
Beef on the bun, spaghetti, sandwiches, coffee, donuts and you name it.
They brought pallets of windshield washer fluid for everyone.
Very humbling how kind everyone is.
This is what freedom feels like.
I felt normal for once not alone like the last two years.
Thanks for all the support it is much appreciated!!
Well I’m hitting the hay.
Cheers.
Thanks