Have thumbs, will travel: Father-son hitchhikers hit the road again a half-century later | Unpublished
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Author: Abyssinia Abebe
Publication Date: July 29, 2026 - 11:00

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Have thumbs, will travel: Father-son hitchhikers hit the road again a half-century later

July 29, 2026
Andrew Lumsden was 42 years old when he first decided to take his son, Gavin, hitchhiking from Ottawa to Vancouver — and back. Read More


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