Travel Plans
Itinerary overview
May 4th: Waterloo → Marathon, 12 hours expected
May 5th: Marathon → Southport, 11.5
May 6, 7, 8: Competition
May 9th: Southport → Marathon, 11.5 hours
May 10th: Marathon → Waterloo, 12 hours
Action items
Be at Waterloo @ 5:30am on May 3rd
Todo:
Make sure you are UHIP Fees arranged
Bring your healthcard if you can, may need to be shown if you require medical assistance
Check individual packing list (below)
Comp Travellers:
Sahil (Chef)
Brielle (Mech, Driver)
Matthew (Mech, Driver)
Aidan (Firmware, Driver)
Anthony (Firmware, Driver)
Ryan (CV)
Daniel (Electrical)
Jenny (Business)
Vehicles:
1 Dodge Caravan, 1 Rav4.
Drivers:
Please pick up vehicles on May 3rd before ESMS closes, head to ESMS, ask for help, and say you need the keys to the Rav4 and Caravan. Give my name if asked who booked.
Please setup ELD app.
DO NOT SPEED YOU ARE BEING TRACKED (maybe just use Cruise Control)
No more than 6 hours driving in 24 hours. (2+2)
Rotate drivers every 2 hours (recommended but not mandated) → See footnote 1
Try to fill gas tank whenever possible → who knows if the next 4 gas stations might be empty
Fuel: We are responsible for delivering the vehicles back with a full tank.
We will allocate up to $300 to each of the following people to pay for gas: @Brielle Chenier @Aidan Bowers (Deactivated) @R D @Matthew Visser @Jennifer Luo @Daniel Puratich (Unlicensed) . Please keep receipts for reimbursement.
Hotels:
Hotels: Marathon there/back, Microtel @ comp.
4 to a room, 2 rooms w 2 queen beds each
Hotel Dates: May 4th night, May 8th night
Double check in conops and comp when we get accommodation
@Sahil Kale and @Brielle Chenier will pay for 1 room each on each night, at $122/night for 2 nights for 2 rooms.
When checking in, use Shrinjay Mukherjee for the reservation
Food:
Snack run before comp - covered by team funds
Water, First Aid, Sunscreen - covered by team funds
Meals provided for by your own funds
Individual Packing list
indoor shoes (they won’t let you inside without)
can be slippers ig? ← You can also buy these along the way at any stop if you forget.
Waterbottle
wet weather gear
Umbrella/boots // wet shoes
Sunscreen / Long sleeves / Hats (even if it’s raining?)
Power Banks / Chargers
Masks (Anni can bring a box of x amount?)
Be wary of hotel combs?!?!??!?!?!? && Hotel thin walls?!
Toiletries
Equipment + WARG Packing List
Teams please add your requirements here. Packing happens late May 3rd or Early May 4th
Batteries (Safe bag/box?)
Battery charger
Laptop, charger (firmware)
Both controllers
Pixhawk + Cables
Dragonlink (as backup?)
Aircraft → How pack?
Spare Analog Video system? → lightbridge 2
Monitor idk
?? box (which box?) (joe’s? zhou’s? joel’s?)
Food
Allergies
Avocado
Grass & Pollen
Water
what do?
Is there potable water at comp?
or do we need many big water bottles?
Food Stops (edit as you see fit)
May 4th: lunch in Sudbury (lots of Tim Hortons), dinner in Wawa (also Tim Hortons as well as other food places)
May 5th: Ignace for lunch (Clooch’s Tavern), dinner in Winnipeg (lots of options)
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May 3 | Get Keys |
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May 3rd | Meet Victoria |
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Wednesday May 4th | Uwaterloo → Zero 100 Motor Inn (21 Peninsula Road, Marathon, Ontario) (807) 229-0100 | |
0500 | Non-Drive team arrives at UW |
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0530 | Drivers arrive at UW |
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0545 | Depart UWaterloo |
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+1h 45 ~ 0800 | Pass through Barrie, ON | Esso at 7 Anne St N, Barrie, ON L4N 1B7
Barrie OnRoute (probably more expensive but less downtime)
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? rng stop | Random Gas Station | Driverswap every 2 hours (side of the road is fine?).
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+ 6h T + 8h | Pass Sault St Marie |
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? rng stop | Gas |
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+ 4h T + 12h | Arrive at Zero 100 Motor Inn |
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Thursday May 5th | Marathon → Microtel Southport (5100 Crescent Road West, Southport, Manitoba) Note: Southport in diff timezone (1 hr behind) | |
0600 | Depart Marathon |
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+ 3h 15 ~ 0900 | Pass Thunder Bay |
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+ 3h 30 ~ 1300 | Pass Dryden Ontario |
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+3h 45 ~ 1700 | Pass through Winnipeg |
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T + 12h ~ 1800 et ~ 1700 local time | Arrive at Microtel |
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Friday May 6th | Competition | |
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Saturday May 7th | Competition | |
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Sunday May 8th | Competition | |
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Monday May 9th | Southport → ?? | |
0600 | Car 1 Depart Southport |
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0800 | Car 2 Depart Southport |
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Before 1400 | Drop Jenny off at airport |
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Tuesday May 10th | ?? → UWaterloo | |
0400 or earlier | Car 1 departs |
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0X00 | Car 2 departs |
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4pm | car 1 arrives |
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