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What’s it like driving across Canada?
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Going from Toronto west, long. Driving through Ontario it's as if you're on a loop. "I swear I saw that tree and little lake a second ago". And it takes an unreasonably long time to get through. I liked the prairies, it seems to go way faster, big sky, interesting river valleys. The mountains are neat and then you're there!
Toronto east is absolute bullshit until you get to Quebec and then it starts getting interesting. I have very little experience driving beyond Quebec city. I've heard people say the roads in New Brunswick are comically bad.
The Matapedia Valley from Quebec into Northern New Brunswick is a gorgeous drive. I love driving in NB but take the old highway along the coast. The new highways go through replanted forest and all you see are pine trees. I haven't driven a lot in Nova Scotia or PEI. Newfoundland is great though. Take the ferry to Port aux Basques and drive around the island to St. John's. You can depart from the Argentia ferry.
Edited because autocorrect.