Lady Jean:

Often, our European friends have no conception when it comes to distances in North America. An English friend had her mother coming to visit her in Edmonton. She was landing in Toronto. Straight driving, that's over 50 hours--no stops. She asked her daughter if she would pick her up. Her daughter bought her a return ticket instead.

I lived on a reserve in Alberta. The drive to Edmonton from there was along a dirt road. 600 km (360 mi) of it, and there were two towns in between the reserve and Edmonton--but, evenly spaced. My best time was nine hours in summer and six hours in winter.