After the snow flurries yesterday afternoon and then rain at night I was hoping to wake up and not see any snow on the ground. Luck was on our side. No road issues all the way from Clinton, BC to Prince George, BC. We did see a little snow on the road as we climbed above Clinton. Here is a quick glimpse of the light coating from last night.
Today’s leg covered some ground that reminds me of the Northwest handle of Washington driving on Highway 101. Rolling hills with lots of timber here and there and pastures. Now and then we hit towns. Here’s what it looked like from Karen’s view.
We finally saw an animal that wasn’t a cow. On 4 occasions, we spotted some deer near the side of the road. Saw may signs for deer and elk crossing and saw a couple of moose crossing signs. We’re hoping to see a lot of wild life on our trip and I know we’ll see moose in Alaska. Saw a crossing sign twice today that I have never seen before. It was a “badger” crossing sign. Man, I wouldn’t want to run into one of those critters – I understand that they tend to rather nasty.
Here’s what our RV park in Clinton, BC looked like. It cost us $15 Canadian. It had 30A of power/water/sewer. Internet was $2. The guy running the place was quite a character but for the price it served its purpose for the night. KAREN: You get what you pay for. No cable, WiFI cost a tooney ($2) and was spotty at best. It was a looonng night, eh?
Since we’ve been in British Columbia we have yet to see any kind of police. I mean not one single police car of any kind. Not in any town or on any road. Where are they? Not that I’m looking for a police state but what if you need help, break down on the highway? The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is no where to be found. Unlike in California where they’re every where. Go figure. KAREN: There are signs to report aggressive drivers. Maybe they rely on you ratting on your enemies.
KAREN: While preparing to depart Clinton this a.m., a lady next to us approached Pete with her hands cupped and said I want to give you something. Sure, okay. It was a hat pin of the Canadian flag. Thank you, I will wear it proudly, says Pete. … Oh, wait she says, I want to take your pix. Okay, fine. We pose as she directed, click. Oh, wait just two minutes, she says. Okay, fine. About 4 mins. later, she comes running out of her trailer and hands Pete a manila envelope. Bye, we say, as I am trying to take her pix, which she didn’t want me to do. But she is shown in one of the pix wearing a red shirt. Down the road we open the envelope to see an 8×10 color photo of us! Great pix she took. Canadians are nice people, eh?
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