Day 7 July 8, 2024 100 Mile House British Columbia to Prince George British Columba 207 miles
Today is supposed to be another hot one and unfortunately the hotel doesn’t have an ice machine. They did include a breakfast but unlike most places they had no juice and they used real plates and silverware.
We left the hotel at about 9:00 am but stopped for gas and ice before leaving town. The GPS says not many road changes today. Of course there are not many roads. The few roads that go off the highway typically go to campsites, resorts or ranches. They are well marked in advance which is really nice. Signs also tell you how far to the next passing lane. Passing lanes don’t always mean a hill. We have seen lots of signs indicating from October 1 through April 30 passenger vehicles must use winter tires. Another different sign occurs when driving in an avalanche zone. That sign says no stopping if there is a rain event.
The drive today has more lakes and rivers. The land seems mostly ranches or forest. Wildflowers are in great abundance. They come in white, yellow, orange, red and purple. Several different flowers exist for each color.
We stopped for gas in the small town of Lake Mcleese. The clerk at the convenience store came out to look at the car and give us travel advice. He also blessed our journey and called upon the Jedi forces to protect us. Well something like that anyway.
There are still up and down hills today but not as high and not the really long grades. Therefore the car didn’t overheat. Since we were moving more we didn’t get overheated either.
This road is very busy with semis and big RV rigs. Some of the worst though are the logging trucks. If the logs are big around they are going south. If they are small around they are going north. Regardless of the direction they are going fast and they are long. We saw a few very large sawmills with thousands of logs ready to process.
My oh my we actually passed a vehicle. Nevermind that it was a medium sized tractor. Luckily we were on the flat.
We ate our lunch in a very nice park right along the main road. We were able to sit on a bench in the shade. The temperature had not gotten too high yet and a gentle breeze was blowing. A nap would have been nice. The park had an electric vehicle charging station. Don’t know the cost.
Our hotel is right downtown. We arrived about 3:00 pm which is good. While Rob was checking us in a nice gentle man stopped on his bike and asked about the car. We need to do laundry and refill the pill packets tonight. The hotel has a guest laundry so very convenient. You have to use an app to pay for the machine use.
We walked about a block to an Irish Pub for dinner rather than the Indian restaurants. We have learned the Canadians seem to use Brisk for all their iced tea. We have now had that twice and don’t care for it.
Somehow we neglected to mention we saw a minor wreck yesterday. Looked as though the driver fell asleep at the wheel or just went off the pavement. No one seemed hurt but the car was going on a tow truck.
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