Miles upon miles upon miles……..
That is what it feels like sometimes. The never ending
driving; in a barren landscape. Not flat and boring like Saskatchewan more like
having to watch a boring PBS show or someone’s home movies. Over and over
again.
That is driving from the Yukon back to lower BC. And lower
BC means Prince George.
Give you an idea of what it is like; we left Liard Hot
Springs at 8:30 am. Normal stops for lunch, wild life photos and 5 construction
zones later we were in Fort Nelson at 3:30. Yes almost 6 hours of continual
momentum to cover about 260 kms. Did we
mention the road construction and having to follow 3 pilot cars.
The north has two seasons: winter and road repair.
When we were here in 2009 the roads in northern BC were
terrible. We had driven better road in Mexico than in northern BC. Well since
that time someone got a boatload of money and is spending it as fast as
possible on road improvements. So in a couple of years the road up here should
be nice. But not now.
Complaining aside the views are magnificent and we are in
beautiful fall colours. But after the first 1,000 km of viewing them, they
start to blur after awhile. And there is nowhere to stop and take in some
interesting sights, etc. because other than building the Alaskan Highway in the
1940’s the only other interesting thing up here is the current gas exploration
boom. Not real interesting for a traveler but good for the local economy.
So we write this from a campground south of Dawson Creek. We
have ended our trek upon the Alaskan Highway and are thankful for it.
Rattletrap has survived up to this point – with some teething issues – but
still on the road. Karen has not killed
Kevan – yet - and Roofus is still a doofus. All is well, albeit a little road
weary.
Now we are in search of warmer weather and hopefully more
interesting surroundings. Basically we are off to go fishing in the 100 mile
house area for a couple of days then head back to the Island.
Cheers for now
Kevan, Karen and Roofus.
No comments:
Post a Comment