Crossing Canada can be a beast of a trip at the best of times. Tackling it in an electric-powered pickup adds a few unanticipated unknowns with a plethora of positive outcomes, says one North Saanich couple.

The 2023 60-day trip coast-to-coast and back was a bucket list item borne of Sally Biggar91裸聊视频檚 breast cancer diagnosis in 2018.

91裸聊视频淥nce you have a disease like that it makes you think about what you want to do with the rest of your life, and I have a list,91裸聊视频� she told the Peninsula News Review.

On the list was driving across the country with husband Kerry D91裸聊视频橝rgis 91裸聊视频� specifically in an EV. 91裸聊视频淲e wanted to see all of Canada and we knew it was going to be a bit of a challenge in the truck but also rewarding,91裸聊视频� Biggar said.

The pickup was a natural transition from the North Saanich couple91裸聊视频檚 first electric foray, predictably a Prius 91裸聊视频� that just didn91裸聊视频檛 cut it when it came to hauling gyprock, lumber and insulation.

91裸聊视频淪o then when there was the opportunity to get the F-150 truck that was the natural choice,91裸聊视频� Biggar said.

They91裸聊视频檇 only used it on smaller trips to Pender Island so some research was in order.

D91裸聊视频橝rgis downloaded apps that showed where chargers are in each community, packed a tent in the back and plotted a course. Accompanied by their dog Lucy, a Maltese mix, the couple covered just shy of 19,000 kilometres in the round-trip to Newfoundland in their F-150 Lightning 91裸聊视频� making friends with others along the way.

Like many apps, the charger listings lean on user input, so at times they arrived at a listed station and found the charger not working, barely working or it stopped working after a few minutes 91裸聊视频� throwing a wrench in the plans.

91裸聊视频淵ou would see a charger and head that way and sometimes they weren91裸聊视频檛 working at all. We had to adapt,91裸聊视频� D91裸聊视频橝rgis said. 91裸聊视频淵ou just had to adapt along the way with the challenges you have.91裸聊视频�

Northern Ontario is the scariest, both agreed, recalling a barely working charger ahead of the 400-kilometre trek south to Sault Ste. Marie. That night they slept in the cab of the truck.

91裸聊视频淲e figured if we set the tent up the police would come,91裸聊视频� D91裸聊视频橝rgis said with a chuckle.

The sleepover scored them enough power to go an estimated 535 kilometres.

Other times it just meant a longer stop, getting lunch, walking the dog and taking in the sights of smaller communities.

They learned campgrounds were a wealth of both power and community as the perks of the truck made them popular.

The onboard exportable power charged their phones and tablet (serving as television) as well as powered the coffee maker, portable electric barbecue and the ice cube machine 91裸聊视频� key for a chill evening drink.

While all of Newfoundland was neat to see, the best bit was coming around the corner and catching that first glimpse of an iceberg 91裸聊视频� two or three actually 91裸聊视频� bobbing in the water. The Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec comes in a close second.

91裸聊视频淚t was neat going across Canada and seeing all the different towns and the way people live in different areas. It was really interesting and educational. Each province is different,91裸聊视频� D91裸聊视频橝rgis said.

The return trip was easier because they had a lay of the land and some chargers that weren91裸聊视频檛 working on the way out, were working on the way back.

The North Saanich residents who recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary no longer have the tent 91裸聊视频� instead hauling a teardrop trailer 91裸聊视频� but continue to adventure and plan future big trips.

91裸聊视频淲e want to go up to Tuktoyaktuk,91裸聊视频� D91裸聊视频橝rgis said.

Driving the whole way depends heavily on if they get chargers in past Dawson City.