Road Entry 1.1.3

So as we drove towards Saskatoon, gear at our feet, we monitored the gradual oil leak at the rear tire and continued on our way. At this point the night driving team of Tom and Tim had been up all night and we're still awake caught up in the brew haha of day to day vechicular troubles. After driving for 8 hours with an oily and leaky tire, heavy amounts of smoke had begun to rise from the tire, we realized our problems had worsened.


So, still 200k from our gig we realized our van was not fit for the drive, we called the good people at CAA to see what we could do. Having purchased the premium membership we were covered for 160k of towing, so we only had to pay for 40k of towing (still $200).

And our lovely Van was back on the road and we made our gig in Saskatoon.

Fantastic

So now we had a few days to try and work out our technical problems by our selves. This means Tom had a few days to fix all major problems with the van, after playing a gig with two hours of sleep over the last 22, and recieving advice over long distance phone conversations to our good friend/amateur mechanic/Brendan's cousin, the great Paul.

Road Entry 1.1.2

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So as Tom and Tim Watson (Drummer) head up and out of Golden BC through the treacherous roads of Golden's construction district, moral suddenly hits the floor.

A loud noise from the trailer area has Brendan Ladner (guitar) awake and checking out the trailer. Soon he realizes that it is not sitting anywhere close to level and a blow out must have occured.

Upon further inspection it is clearly seen that not only did the wheel of the trailer blow, but the whole axle is removed from the trailer by means of broken leaf springs. And it is blatantly clear that the trailer's road trip has come to a dramatic end.



So at 4:30 in the morning we are forced to pack all of the gear snugly into our extra living space in our van, with almost no lighting, on a small shoulder, with a cliff right beside us, outside of Golden, 10 hours from our next gig,

So after some strategic packing, some level headed problem solving and straight up ditching our trailer on the side on the highway we're back on the road, but



Before we left we noticed a small oil leak from the back right tire of our van,
we checked our oil levels thoroughly and put it into the back of our minds,

little did we know that in a few short days we would be parting with our beloved van for $60

but more on that later....

Road Entry: 1.1.1

So a recent turn of events has led us to the inevitable conclusion that we should be documenting our road journey for the sheer entertainmen. My disclaimer right off the bat is that i don't have time to proof read any of these blog entries, so please forgive any blatant spelling/grammar errors.

So the real adventure started when we were planning on playing a show in Golden BC, followed immediately by a show in Saskatoon SK. No small feat by itself, involving a mandatory night drive to even have a chance of making the gig. So I (Tom Heuckendorff) volenteered to prepare myself for the drive by switching over to sleeping in the day and being awake all night.

So we left Golden BC at 3:00 in our 1981 ford econoline 100 van towing a $1500 trailer (which anyone will say is CHEAP for a trailer), and headed up the treacherous, construction filled, 1000 vertical meter climb to leave Golden.

that's when sh*t got real