Alas, Daisy Juke is officially gone - unfortunately, our friendly neighbourhood deer did more damage than it first appeared. Of course, we knew at her age and mileage, it wouldn't take a lot of damage to exceed her perceived value......but still, very sad to see her go. Best Car Ever and a ton of memories.
She was branded as "salvage" to the MTO and buyback was not an option. It was likely good that the decision was taken out of our hands, since we may have responded with emotion rather than logic. They gave us a fair settlement for her, which we could put towards the new (used) and larger vehicle we had already been planning to buy as we age.....once COVID was over, and then once interest rates returned to decent levels.
We bought her new in 2013, after trading in her 2011 brown predecessor. They had to go all the way to Quebec to find her in the right colour and transmission that we wanted. She was an absolute BLAST to drive with the turbo and 6-speed manual coupled with precision handling, and she took us far and wide across North America for just under 300,000 km in ten years.
We travelled extensively through Ontario, but also out West to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC, and further North to the Yukon and Alaska. She crossed Southern borders and visited Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota, east to New York State, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, and further South to Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida.
Our yearly adventures Out East took her to Quebec, New Brunswick, PEI, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, and most recently to Newfoundland. She travelled down highways, gravel roads, and a few sketchy dirt ones. She crossed bodies of water on bridges, and ferries ranging from very large vessels to very small barges with salt water lapping her tires.
Thank you for all 278,457 km of treasured memories.
October 2013 - our first meeting!
At home in winter
Waiting in North Sydney to board the ferry to Newfoundland
Down in the bowels of the MV Atlantic Vision
Camping in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland
Travelling to the Magdalen Islands
Prince Edward Island and the Confederation Bridge
Visiting the bison in Montague, PEI
Shacking up in Shediac, New Brunswick
AirBNB on the Magdalen Islands
On the way to Saguenay in Quebec
Waiting to cross the St. Lawrence River
Going up to Boston......to board a cruise to Bermuda
Ferry to Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy
Crossing from New Brunswick to Maine
Returning to Canada at Buffalo/Fort Erie
Camping in Icelandic State Park, North Dakota
Visiting the Prairie Dogs in Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan
Rocky Mountains near Crowsnest
Camping in Yoho National Park near the Alberta/BC border
Resting up in Grande Prairie, Alberta
Scenic stop at Toad River in Northern BC
Beautiful scenery between Carcross, Yukon and Skagway, Alaska
Well-earned break in Kluane National Park in western Yukon
Parked for the night in Dawson City, Yukon
Cautiously approaching the wood bison in Northern BC
Taking a breather in Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Visiting with Kay and Geoff in PEI
St. Anns Overlook in Cape Breton
Pleasant Bay scenery in northern Cape Breton
Dawn in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Daisy Juke had the Great Smoky Mountains all to herself!
A sketchy run across Plaster Rock Road in New Brunswick
Home Sweet Home after another great trip
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