{"id":334,"date":"2019-07-17T04:51:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T04:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/?p=334"},"modified":"2019-07-17T17:52:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T17:52:36","slug":"bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"How I drove 4,300 km from BC to Alberta (and back) for only $21&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This article was written by Claire Mosley who has been a Poparide member since 2010 and has shared over 10,000 km with passengers. You can follow Claire&#8217;s travels on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wolfcruise1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>So, my car just did 4,300 km on $21 worth of gas. That&#8217;s right, $21!!! You might be asking&#8230; how is that possible?<br><br>I just completed a fabulous road trip across British Columbia towards Grande Prairie in Northern Alberta for my work as an industry paramedic for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.911industrial.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">911 Industrial Response<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61659715_10161653926060567_7136418526893441024_o-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"337\" data-link=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/?attachment_id=337\" class=\"wp-image-337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61659715_10161653926060567_7136418526893441024_o-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61659715_10161653926060567_7136418526893441024_o-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61659715_10161653926060567_7136418526893441024_o.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Started off with the best hike in Squamish<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61739067_10161653937185567_1905049842405605376_o-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"338\" data-link=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/?attachment_id=338\" class=\"wp-image-338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61739067_10161653937185567_1905049842405605376_o-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61739067_10161653937185567_1905049842405605376_o-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61739067_10161653937185567_1905049842405605376_o.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>The view from the top of the Stawamus Chief in Squamish<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I usually fly but it&#8217;s Summer and I wanted a sweet road trip full of great Canadian drives, camping, visiting friends and family along the way with a sprinkling of hiking too!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I clocked 4,300 km: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/tofino-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Tofino<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/nanaimo-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Nanaimo<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/whistler-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Whistler<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/manning-park-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Manning Park<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/princeton-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Princeton<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/kelowna-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Kelowna<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/lake-louise-ab?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Lake Louise<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/banff-ab?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Banff<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/calgary-ab?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Calgary<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/edmonton-ab?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Edmonton<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/grande-prairie-ab?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Grande Prairie<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/prince-george-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Prince George<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/prince-george-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Prince Rupert<\/a> where I hopped on the ferry for 16 hours South to\u2026  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/port-hardy-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Port Hardy<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/courtenay-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Courtenay<\/a> and back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/travel\/from\/tofino-bc?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars&amp;f=supply\">Tofino<\/a>!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62476931_10161679178770567_1020881153227227136_o-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"345\" data-link=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/?attachment_id=345\" class=\"wp-image-345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62476931_10161679178770567_1020881153227227136_o-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62476931_10161679178770567_1020881153227227136_o-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62476931_10161679178770567_1020881153227227136_o-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62476931_10161679178770567_1020881153227227136_o-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>My beloved wheels getting me from A to B to C to D to E and to F!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61499262_10161656091595567_7050229189076582400_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"336\" class=\"wp-image-336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61499262_10161656091595567_7050229189076582400_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61499262_10161656091595567_7050229189076582400_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61499262_10161656091595567_7050229189076582400_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61499262_10161656091595567_7050229189076582400_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Cheakamus Lake in Whistler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62089991_10161679178975567_2308246086365478912_o-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"335\" data-link=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/?attachment_id=335\" class=\"wp-image-335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62089991_10161679178975567_2308246086365478912_o-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62089991_10161679178975567_2308246086365478912_o-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62089991_10161679178975567_2308246086365478912_o-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62089991_10161679178975567_2308246086365478912_o-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Claire the conqueror!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I spent $430 on gas (yes I saved all my receipts and summed them up) and I received $409 through my rideshare passengers who accompanied me on various stages of my journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They booked and paid through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poparide.com\/how-it-works?c=blog-en-bc-to-alberta-for-only-21-dollars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Poparide (opens in a new tab)\">Poparide<\/a>, and boom! Money was in the bank  a just few days later.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So technically, I just drove 4,300 km at a total gas cost of $21\u2026 not bad! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How is your gas mileage looking?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are more photos from Claire&#8217;s trip&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61903722_10161679176425567_8765070817026375680_o-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61903722_10161679176425567_8765070817026375680_o-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61903722_10161679176425567_8765070817026375680_o-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61903722_10161679176425567_8765070817026375680_o-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>With my Poparide folks&#8230; Nico and Bryony. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62021053_10161679178365567_3971232396602245120_o-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62021053_10161679178365567_3971232396602245120_o-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62021053_10161679178365567_3971232396602245120_o-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62021053_10161679178365567_3971232396602245120_o.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Mmmmmm&nbsp;\u2764\ud83d\udc95\u2764<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61858696_10161679178515567_8942908701035986944_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61858696_10161679178515567_8942908701035986944_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61858696_10161679178515567_8942908701035986944_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61858696_10161679178515567_8942908701035986944_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61858696_10161679178515567_8942908701035986944_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bryony at the wheel! First time driving in Canada and first time driving an automatic!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_64204330_2249852258440208_4541881473844915865_n-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_64204330_2249852258440208_4541881473844915865_n-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_64204330_2249852258440208_4541881473844915865_n-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_64204330_2249852258440208_4541881473844915865_n-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_64204330_2249852258440208_4541881473844915865_n-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_64204330_2249852258440208_4541881473844915865_n-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Banff town centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_62376214_119893119235295_7297718661330131865_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_62376214_119893119235295_7297718661330131865_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_62376214_119893119235295_7297718661330131865_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_62376214_119893119235295_7297718661330131865_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_62376214_119893119235295_7297718661330131865_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wolfcruise1_62376214_119893119235295_7297718661330131865_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Fairmont in Banff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61963014_10161679177880567_4652492124749561856_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61963014_10161679177880567_4652492124749561856_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61963014_10161679177880567_4652492124749561856_o-300x225.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/61873977_10161679178645567_1456273137757847552_o-1.jpg 1468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Me in front of Lake Louise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62084583_10161679177465567_8737126256560046080_o-1-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62084583_10161679177465567_8737126256560046080_o-1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62084583_10161679177465567_8737126256560046080_o-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poparideblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/62084583_10161679177465567_8737126256560046080_o-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, 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