Justin Allen is shown with his sled dog team in this undated handout photo. A New Brunswick man left northern Manitoba Monday on a highly unlikely journey home -- a 3,000-kilometre trek by dog sled. Justin Allen will spend the next two months with his 12 dogs making the journey from Churchill, Man., across Ontario and Quebec to his hometown in Saint John, N.B. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Justin Allen - Churchill, Manitoba 
Man begins dog sled journey across Canada:'We're going to face some adversities'
CHURCHILL, Man. — A New Brunswick man left northern Manitoba Monday on a highly unlikely journey home — a 3,000-kilometre trek by dog sled.
Justin Allen will spend the next two months with his 12 dogs making the journey from Churchill, Man., across Ontario and Quebec to his hometown in Saint John, N.B.
"We definitely expect to go through some tough conditions but we're prepared for it. We know going into it that we're going to face some adversities. It's just all part of it," he said Monday afternoon as he prepared to leave.
"If it was easy then lots of people would be doing it."
Allen is opening an adventure business with his dogs in New Brunswick: Boss Dog Expeditions will offer adventures including dog sled or cart rides, dog assisted hikes and camping trips.
The route will see him travel from northern Manitoba, along the edge of Hudson Bay in Ontario, across Quebec and through New Brunswick.
It will involve a wheeled rig in places where the snow isn't sufficient.
"These dogs are a special breed and they've been around for a long time and they opened up this country. For me there was no other option. We are going to travel across the country the way they used to do years ago."
Allen said he has a travel window of eight to 10 weeks — he hopes to be able to do it in less time, but it will depend on the weather, route conditions and the dogs.
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