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“Most people tend to gravitate to their couch after a long day at work, or to relax on the weekends. I took a (chair) with me to take in and enjoy the scenery from the country side.”

This wasn’t Kallai’s first trip across the vast countryside. In 2011, inspired by the Canadian film ‘One Week’, he and his little brother set out from Victoria in a mission to reach Newfoundland on an old Suzuki motorbike, complete with sidebar. They only made it as far as White River, Ont., before the clutch went out, but the experience never left him.

“That adventure was the greatest I had to date. This country is so epic, magnificent and amazing.”

Kallai, who has been a member of the military since he was 18, switched to the Air Force in 2013. When he completed his training in Borden the following year, he wanted to do something special while relocating back to the west coast.

“I had the idea of bringing a (chair) with me to enjoy the scenery along the way. The Air Force gave me nine days to complete the 4500km trip, and I had an empty trailer that could hold a couple of chairs.”

And that’s all he needed. With a truck to haul his armchair, his cats Mario and Luigi under his arm, and a camera to document the trip, Kallai set out from Borden in October of 2014. He initially toured Barrie, heading through Toronto and stopping at Sunnyside beach to get some shots. He met a local band, called Grounders, filming their own music video on the shore with a Garfield mascot costume, which he thought would be a funny addition. From there he picked up his father in Rodney, who seemed just as excited about the journey and video as he was.