Free WiFi!!

At Prince George, British Columbia, now.   570 miles north of Seattle, and another 245 miles before we would arrive at Dawson Creek. Getting a caffein fix at Zoe's Java House in downtown Prince George while using her free WiFi.  Along the way, wildlife warning signs are abundant: bears, moose, deer - although, there has not been any actual sighting except maybe a couple of household cats.  

I shall remain patient and hopeful.  

I diligently followed instructions and created
cacophony to scare off any ursine creatures 

The drive so far has been mild, with pleasant conversations and intermittent naps at the back of the van. We didn’t even bother with downloading any music to the iPod.  What a leisure way to travel.  

Tourist shot:  119km to Lytton

  

Outside of Fred's home

Fred hosted us at Lytton on the first night and had chili simmering on the stove when we arrived.  It smelled delicious.  His humble mobile home crammed with stuff, and bustled with warmth and hospitality.

A world traveler himself, I later found out Fred’s wife Kat immigrated from Slovakia years ago, and has relatives and friends there.  I wonder if I would decide to make a side trip there in September.

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We continued our journey northbound and settled in at McLeese Lake for the night.  Good thing we got there early and claimed a flat spot for ‘Tross.  We quickly slathered on the poisonous Bug Juice before we got eaten alive by the blood sucking nemesis:  Thank god for DEET.  An afternoon storm greeted us with a roaring and thunderous “Welcome!” as Eric prepared for the one-pot gourmet.   As quickly as the storm arrived, she departed, and left us with a magnificent and luminous double-rainbow.  The little girl in the next campsite announced with much excitement and authority:  “Deux!  Deux arcs-en-ciel!” 

Her dad charmed in, “maybe there is a pot of gold there!”  The little girl corrected  promptly and sternly, “there is no gold there, dad!” 

That’s right.  Sorry, sir.  There is no gold at the end of the rainbow.  The only free cheese is in the mouse trap…  

For those interested, Albatross has been traveling at an impressive 35 miles-per-hour despite the headwind, the hills, and the intermittent road construction. Comparatively, her previous gasoline engine probably would have traveled at merely 20mph, under the same driving conditions.  May be I will feed her another banana peel when it is available.