A new form of travel ...gawking!

Ok, I admit that its not the best idea ... but after travels to Kenya, Colorado, Alaska, Britsh Columbia and Alberta, we almost have it perfected! It takes time, skill and a backseat driver who will 'calmly' sit in the passenger seat. It's called gawking. One good thing about gawking in Canada is that they have rumble strips on both shoulders of the road AND in the middle line. The only problem is that it makes the road really small. Here's how it goes. Both partners need to be seriously looking either at the scenery or looking for wildlife. The camera needs to be carefully placed beside the driver. Each partner has their own set of binoculars. The driver looks intently out his side window while keeping the car between the rumble strips. The backseat driver looks intently out his/her window while practicing an ancient ritual of sudden totally unexpected high pitched screams -- particularly if you happen to be on a road that does not have rumble strips. Sometimes the driver needs to practice the art of driving with his/her knees while looking through binoculars or trying to frame a scene in the viewfinder of his/her camera. It is best to be driving under the speed limit and with your headlights on. You need to be aware that occassionally, you will provoke the wrath of youthful drivers who are jam'in on their radios and have never looked beyond the headlights of their car.
Have fun and happy gawking!