[Harry Moon]

Freedom Route 4 Preparations
After a number of our Western Command members attended the 60th anniversary of D day commemorations in 2004 in France and Holland, the idea of following up here at home with a similar tour. Driving over multiple days with our MV’s and visit Veterans, Legions and AN&AF clubs.
This resulted in the first Freedom Route Tour in 2005 were we went up into the southern interior over a week 1100Kms and 10 legions or Clubs. This has turned into a biannual event for us with tours in 2007, Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island, and 2009 Shuswap and Okanagan.
This year we moved the Calendar up from August to Early June to correspond with the Convention of the B.C. and Yukon Royal Canadian Legion in Penticton. We were invited to participate in the parade and display at the convention.
We decided this would be the opportunity to get ourselves up into country we had not been to before in the West Kootenays going as far as Salmo B.C. where a couple of our members, Tammy and Drew Swan now resided and their Legion was looking forward to our dropping in.
This was going to be a difficult trip as there were only 2 directions of Travel, Up and Down!
Most Participants gathered in Chilliwack on June 3rd, the night before the convoy started at the CMEC Museum. Dave Good drove down in his M35 1100 kms from Edmonton to join us. Good food over the BBQ, showers and we were ready for our adventure.