In April we will be attending my brother-in-law's wedding. It will be held near Kelowna BC. We'd like to spend some time in Calgary (so I can meet my wife's grand parents and see old friends) on our way to or from the wedding (we'd planned on the way so we could catch some spring skiing in rockies with said friends).
Here's the thing, flying to Calgary, and then again into Kelowna is silly expensive. Renting a car and driving is a) beautiful, and b) 9 hours each way. A one way car rental is prohibitavely expensive, so we'd be doing the drive twice and flying in and out of Calgary.
This has been our general idea up until now. But following the Mustachian thinking, there must be a better way. I'm asking for your help and ideas to find this better way (or the even more optimistic these better ways).
Years ago I remember reading about retired guys who would deliver (aka drive) RVs from the sellers to buyers or other dealerships. The pay wasn't great (enough for food on the road and a flight back to the starting point), but it provided the retired guys a chance to see the country on someone else's dime. Even if these things still happen, I'm not sure how well this would work for us, since we have a required start and end location, and a general time frame.
I don't have my air-brake license (only general and motorcycle endorsements), so I can't drive a moving truck, and again, the specific time frame would make hooking up with a moving company difficult.
My other life skills (computer programing, photography, and teaching) don't lend themselves in anyway that I can think of.
Ideas?