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Day 3 (6 Jan 99) Odometer 110313 kms. After a good night's sleep on the couch, I saw Willy off to work then got ready to move on. Filled up with gas in Ottawa and headed west again at about 0800 hrs (EST). Stopped in front of the COREL Center in Ottawa (home of the NHL Ottawa Senators hockey team) to take a picture but my camera was frozen (-23 Celcius overnight). So I cranked up the heater and boogied on again. Got as far as New Liskeard, Ontario (515 kms) where I filled up and found a hotel room for the night. Another snow storm and now the towns and gas stations are growing further apart. Checked into the Empty Arms hotel at 1430 hrs (EST). Got up every 2 hours and started the car and let it run for about 15 minutes, because I didn't have the common sense to have a block heater installed in the car before leaving Halifax. It was dropping down to -37 Celsius this night so I kept the 2 hour vigil going all night, and it paid off... |