> ...Another part of it is a weird kind of
patriotism; I want to go north because it's a
part of my country, perhaps part of what
makes my country what it is, and I haven't
seen it.

So when you say "as far north as possible,"
you don't mean the North Pole. You mean as
far north as it is possible to go and still remain
in Canada?

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