1463 kilometers

Cheap motel in Edmonton? Check. We stayed at the Whitemud Inn for $70, nice room, 2 big beds, a fridge and a microwave and more water pressure than you can shake a stick at.

$25 folk show at St. Basil's Community Hall? Check. Me & Jenn + 578 60 yr olds + 10 other cool kids under 40. We sat in the back and got "shushed" more than a few times. Accomplice to theft of Fred's sandwich board? Narrowly missed, thank you. Added bonus feature of the Hanson Brothers free show at the new Sidetrack Cafe, complete with a random run-in of an old friend.

The world's greatest karaoke dive bar in Calgary? Check. Every single fucker in that smokey bar could sing, and the drinks were $3.75.

Calgary Flames paraphenalia every place you looked? Check. If I had a nickle for every car flag we saw, I might have been able to afford that crappy folk show & the $5 pints at Diamond's.

Calgary - Saskatoon in under 6 hours? Check. I started taking pictures of all the folks we passed on the highway.

The entire alphabet chewed out of mini-pretzels? Check. What the hell else is going to entertain you on a long drive home?