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Just in case you needed it, more pictoral proof that Harvey’s is inside Home Depot.

Between John G and Melissa, our posts may end up a little out of sequence. But there is so much to write, we have to get stuff up on the MoPR blog!This picture was taken in Vancouver moments before we headed back South to America. Okay, not really. A couple quick differences between the three of us and the Dukes of Hazard County. First of all, no one wears belt buckles like these in Vancouver (although… we did see a nice “Prada” buckle about the same size as Jon Schneider’s in the lobby of the Hojo the day we checked in); second, typically I button my shirts (after all, isn’t that why manufacturers put holes opposite the buttons?); and third, our Daisy Duke’s legs continue down beneath her knees (what the hell is going on in this picture??).

Perhaps the biggest difference is that the General Lee could make the trip from Vancouver to Seattle faster than the average time of 2-1/2 hours. We set a new record for our trip to Seattle. We officially hit the road for our trip out of town at 1:00 pm and made it to our hotel in Seattle by 9:45 pm.

Granted, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm we did important tourist things. First we went to Gastown to visit world-famous Angel, the boutique that sells hand-painted clothing. The clothing there is worn by Steven Tyler, Uma Thurman and John G’s girlfriend Gretchen. In addition to the clothing, we were treated to the history of Canada – particularly they post-war westward migration of Eastern Canadians into BC’s Frasier Valley – by Jackie’s (aka Angel) mother.

No tour of Vancouver would be complete without seeing one of the city’s best known – and best loved – landmarks: Mr. Lube. Mr. Lube is famous for just one thing: Doing it right. Before your eyes. It took us three passes by Mr. Lube, the last one requiring us to park, in order to get this photograph, which we intend to submit to Conde Nast.

The final stop in Vancouver before our trip to Seattle was for lunch. Vancouverites are only recently learning what Eastern Canadians have known for a long time – where to get the best lunch. The secret is now finally out and the answer is, of course… Home Depot. For you see, it is only at Home Depot where people in Vancouver (and Victoria as well) can find Harvey’s!

There are some key difference between the Harvey’s in Vancouver and, say, Toronto. You can’t get the Big Harve (although they have a big ass Angus Burger). But you can still choose poutine! So I treated my partners (two of them anyway; the third one is still a bit miffed that she hasn’t yet been to Harvey’s) to the culinary delight that is Harvey’s.

From Harvey’s it was just a few more wrong turns before we ended up eastbound on the Trans-Canadian Highway and our exit to the United States. Our route took us to Aldergrove, past the Vancouver Zoo and the last supermarket before America.

We had to stop at the market because what road trip from Canada would be complete without boxes of Smarties, Aero bars and bags of ketchup chips? Best moment: John S asks John G “Where did Melissa go?” immediately followed by the sound POP-CRASH… “Oh. There she is.” Clean up in aisle 3.