 morning everybody Thompson Manitoba I got this empty secan behind me that 20 footer that we picked up yesterday we're gonna go get it off the trailer now and head back south let's get going guys behind me yet they're actually in front of me but they haven't been to this location yet so I'm leading them in there I'm third in line and then they can get unloaded first well they let me get unloaded first but I'm gonna go and help them get unloaded there's another one of our guys right there another one down the hill around the corner getting unloaded I'm gonna head down there and help them now there's three of us here and it was a lot easier to get in here they cleared some snow for us last week when we came here it was almost impossible to get into this little driveway but this week was a lot better my tradition every time I come to Thompson the other guys got coffee this morning that were with me so they're gonna continue on down the road I'll probably meet them meet up with them in Grand Rapids we'll see but I need a coffee before I leave town I appreciate that not everyone's that nice all the time it's out of the snow hill and McDonald's be just to the left you got a hand in the McDonald's got some good coffee the halfway mark it's about two hours of very very remote highway Manitoba everything's remote truck stop on the south end of town on the east side there I'm gonna pull in there and still tight on my trailer that strap hasn't been loosened we're past that rough section of highway now just ridiculous this don't come up here all the time I don't like I could it would wreck my truck too often truck parking facing forward some my truck sure everything's still as it should be that I like to stop at that's anywhere is near halfway up to Thompson if possible I like to just get all the way to Thompson to sleep there so I'm facing towards that driveway wow that road really threw everything all over the place back here yanks wunderbar look at this all of my shelves just all it was all nicely organized oh well okay it's gonna get my sweater on here we're gonna go do a walk around to the truck make sure everything is as it should be and then we're gonna go inside and get some snacks my shoes on do any of you wear your shoes in your truck shame on you was wonder why people do that but hey teach their own it's your truck just make sure look at that even have all our lug nut covers here open this up looking normal all our lug nut covers didn't even lose any of those fantastic fantastic shocks are not leaking that's good it's a little dirty but lots of coolant that's good I'm not seeing any leaks that's good you're no leaks shocks are not leaking everything is as it should be don't hear any air leaks power steering is full oops I made that dirty it's good okay washer fluid still full I mean after going down a rough road like that I'm not sure what I'm really looking for exactly mostly I'm looking to make sure that there's no bolts that obviously rattled loose I'm not expecting to find anything either though right and these I want to make sure that these don't slide out as it moved a little bit see this one here these were all even pretty sure that that was a little bit yeah okay there we go probably tighten that one we'll go and do that you don't want those to slip off so I bought bags to put my tarps and you can see them there just laundry bags like waterproof laundry bags want to lose those I need those tomorrow those aren't going anywhere okay good this is as it should be give all the tires a little kick all right got myself another coffee myself comfortable again oh and my glasses got water on them let's think we're wearing glasses in the rain the rain will get you every time shouldn't be using my shirt for this but looks like it worked wait no no there's one more drop one more I spread it oh hey look there comes the other guys I'll say hi to them real quick oh yeah there's the other one these are the other two drivers that were up there with me around and said hello to my friends Jake and Mike they're headed back down south they were in Thompson as well there so I will run down together to win a peg from here and I think we're gonna split off into our own ways there they're just inside grabbing a bike deed I think taking a quick break stretching our legs I've already done that so once they're ready to go we'll roll out of here and head south from here win a peg is about four hours I want to say four and a half hours from here something like that as long as the highways are good and the highways should be good south here the worst of it's over that's north of Grand Rapids we're past the worst of it should be smooth this sailing smooth ish all right they want me to lead the way so I'll lead the convoy stuff trucks coming up here stop in here where else are you gonna stop right how many options up here how many options in the store either is what it is so this is St. Laurent Manitoba you can see the snow is flow is starting to disappear we're getting further south this is the community where I picked up diesel 13 years ago my dog was at a gas station in south of town we'll be going past it in a little while most you know the story already bottom off a farmer in St. Laurent here picked him out of the picked him out of the back of a pickup truck 20 bucks the best 20 bucks I ever spent that's 13 years ago already you guys remember that when he was just really small little puppy and here a few miles we go past this place I always think of it every time I go past right here it comes Petro Canada everybody knows this anyone who goes up highway six knows this place right about where that white Volvo is parked right there that's where I met him that's where I picked diesel out of the litter he came home with me wish I could say he's been with me every day since but he's pretty old now he's turning 13 like I said and he's showing it his his back hips are pretty rusty hard for him to move around already he definitely can't jump anymore doesn't run very much I don't want him to run very much hurt himself takes him longer to get up when he's laying down or if he slips on the ice you tell it hurts him a lot more than they used to and take some longer to get up so hard to watch but every time I go past St. Laurent Manitoba I always remember that day and picked him up because he was the best looking one I wonder where all his brothers and sisters are right now I wonder if they're still around here somewhere or wonder if any of them are still with us I think there was about six stated them I think 20 bucks diesel came home with me and we've been on adventure since then he's been to every province and territory of Canada except for Nunavut and he's been to a lot of the continental US States he's been on ferries going over to Newfoundland and Labrador across the prairies obviously that's where we're from he's been to New York City Florida Texas everything in between down to Georgia a lot I used to be down to Georgia all the time up to Eastern Canada he's been in the Maritimes through Quebec he is one traveled dog a traveled puppy growing his retirement at home with his family just relaxing and snoozing and napping all day it's too much for him to jump in and out of the truck all the time it's pretty small in here so retirement's treating him good he's being taken well well taken care of he is very well taken care of at home he's got his family around him there sucks that I can't be there with him every day but my senator up there still haven't even opened that one yet since I bought it usually just need to like this well tarped up everything is so dirty