Checking in from Fort St. John, British Columbia.

Incidences of Canadian Nice (tm) today:

Nearly every person we met was interested in the trip we’re taking. (The car does do a bit for a conversation starter.)

Not so nice:

Some dipwad in Alberta in a pickup truck decided to “roll coal” on us (I didn’t know that was a thing here). That’s the third time that’s happened to us (the others were in Denver and Cheyenne).

When we checked into the motel, someone in the lobby commented we were driving an “inappropriate car for the area” due to the wildlife (deer and moose). I pointed out we’ve already bagged two deer with our car. He said, “well, they weren’t Canadian deer.” As for a moose, I really don’t think it would matter what kind of vehicle short of a tank you hit a moose with, your vehicle will be totaled. All that matters at that point is if you survive it. We’ve already survived one cattle stampede on a state highway in Nebraska (I imagine a steer would be just as damaging as a moose).

I suspect a bunch of people have driven Sixties VW Beetles up the Alaska Highway and survived, so I imagine we’ll survive in a Smart.

I also pointed out as to the appropriateness of our car: $1.33/litre for gasoline.