Thumb's Up

Ben reveals his first ever experience of hitchhiking and hints at how this short 72km journey may in fact change his life forever

The adventurer inside of me had long ago decided that hitchhiking across Canada could lead to becoming one of the greatest experiences of my life and a challenge like none other than I have faced before.

Though having never hitchhiked, the idea of thumbing it 6,000km remained to be just a little bit daunting.

The Black Fly

Ben explains why he chose to leave Cornerstone Farm just ten days in to what should have been a six week work exchange

With the Sun baking me at 35C, black flies pulling chunks of flesh from my neck and mosquitoes doing what they do best I was somewhat unhappy with my situation.

One-Ninety-Seven

Ben Collins discovers his new lifestyle is having an adverse effect on his waistline

I woke up this morning salivating. Salivating that is over the oatmeal and cocunut cookies Lola had been baking throughout the weekend and left sitting in mason jars just downstairs. But the thought of venturing for a quick snack before breakfast was dashed the moment I took a glance at my waist and remembered that this morning was weigh-in day.

Bear Sausage

Ben sets out his personal goals for the duration of his stay in Alexandria

Upon stepping off the train I was immediately greeted on the platform by Mitch who regular readers might remember me writing about in an earlier post As Fate Would Have It.