The stretch from Revelstoke to Vancouver was quite a nail biting experience. Everybody drives very fast, there is a lot of twists and turn on the mountain side, and there are only single lane roadways for many parts of it. I think having a car that was more suited for corner carving made the drive that much more enjoyable when I tacked it last year. Also, I was very well rested last year, where as this year, I have been driving non stop for 3 days straight! I was so stressed out, that I had to stop halfway through Coquihalla to stretch and relax for a bit. I was very much on edge throughout the whole time driving the final leg of this journey. I did not feel comfortable in having my Mother drive this stretch of the road trip, so I tackled it all myself. It was quite an aggravating 6 hours!
With that said, this trip was totally worth it the moment I was able to see my nephew for the very first time. He has quite the personality! I am totally looking forward to spending some time with him to get to know him better.
The car survived! There was relative little consequences overall. I will be taking it to my friends place in the next few days to perform oil change, and give it a quick once over to see if there have been any issues. At the same time, I will perform a final fuel fill up so I can calculate the total MPG consumption for this road trip.
My next post might be my final post for this road trip. I will most likely be flying back home, and leave the Accord for my Mother to use as a daily driver while she is taking care of my nephew. I hope my next road trip would be less hectic, and more casual. My first road trip in my BRZ were polar opposites compared to what I have accomplished this time. Hopefully I will have the oppurtunity to repeat that kind of roadtrip I had last year again some time in the future!