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Day 7 July 8, 2025 Smithers British Columbia to Stewart British Columbia 206 miles The continental breakfast was not much because they were out of most things. The chocolate chip muffins weren’t bad however. Lots of friendly people in there. Most were motorcyclists. Some of them had recent information about the roads to our destination.Continue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 6 July 7, 2025 Prince George British Colombia to Smithers British Columbia 233 miles It’s very cloudy this morning with a 40% chance of rain this afternoon. The windshield wiper is not installed so Rob put RainEx on the windshield. Turned out to be a very good move because we had rain by midContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 5 July 6, 2025 100 Mile House British Columbia to Prince George British Columbia 209 miles It did rain during the night. The ground didn’t seem all that wet but the hood of the car and the engine were wet. Woodie didn’t want to start but Rob managed to get it coasting and started.Continue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 4 July 5, 2025 Bellingham Washington to 100 Mile House British Columbia 278 miles We left David and Barbara Ann’s house about 9:30 and headed to Costco for gas. Then we stayed in their parking lot and decided where to go next. Turns out that last year we went to 100 Mile House soContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 3 July 4, 2025 Renton Washington to Bellingham Washington 107 miles Today was spent visiting with family and friends. Great way to spend the Fourth of July. We left brother Ed’s house about 9:30 and headed for Connie’s cousin Darlene’s place in Kenmore Washington. We had a nice visit with her and her husbandContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 2 July 3, 2025 Condon Oregon to Renton Washington 277 miles We had our microwave breakfast and then headed for the gas station. We filled the tank with premium ethanol free gas for a mere $4.999 per gallon. Then Rob took one of the small thermos in to fill with ice from the sodaContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 1 July 2, 2025 Boise Idaho to Condon Oregon 298 miles We got off at our usual 9 am. Didn’t have to stop for gas so that was good. We decided to take the back roads and a different route. We started on Highway 20 then to 26 and finally 19. Definitely some newContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”