I cannot seem to remember what day of the week it is, let alone the date. Everyday I ask Eric: “What day is it today?” You thought I could just make a point to remember.
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| Rolling canola fields Along Alaska Highway |
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| Turnoff to Beatton Provincial Park 4 Miles from Fort St. John |
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| Beatton Provincial Park right next to Charlie Lake |
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| Almost 10pm at Charlie Lake |
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| Took a detour via the Hudson Hope's Loop before we continued North |
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| On the descent from Hwy 29 Peace River Plateau |
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| How do you VIA? |
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| Daisy catching up on her journal |
We started towards White Horse – where we would supposedly turn south to Skagway then Juneau. We will be camping for a while from now on before we have another Couch to stay with. We drove for miles and miles and there was nothing but rolling hills and great country scenery. Nothing but 18-wheelers and RVs. At least the roads are in good condition, with intermittent pot holes and construction.
Albatross is filthy. We are saddened that the engine will never look as pristine as it once was – when it was just two thousand miles ago.
We put down for the night at a wild camp along the Prophet River. It used to be an emergency airstrip but it is no longer in use. No sooner after we popped the top and started on dinner, we discovered something alarming: A pile of bear poop ten feet from ‘Tross! “Holy bear feces!” – our words were a bit more appropriate and descriptive to the occasion. I guess we are in bear country afterall. We took the necessary precautions and planned an “escape route”, and continued the One-Pot-Gourmet du jour; clanking pots and pans and sounding the horn occasionally to announce our presence… Any evening constitutional is out of the question.
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| Holy bear feces... |
Mosquitoes are the size of small helicopters. We slathered on the super strong Bug Juice with DEET, but the extra hungry ones will bite through anything to get a pint of blood from you. It is like donating blood at the Red Cross, sans cookies and hot chocolate. We feel no remorse for killing every single one trapped in the van.
We made good PRO-gress and covered lots of ground. No loss of limbs or digits to wildlife. Found Scotia Bank whenever we need one. Free WiFi is plentiful. Most importantly, not remembering what day of the week it is.
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