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Fort St John British Columbia to Manning Alberta 242 miles Today is sunny and already warm. Part of that heat warning. We checked for a coin laundry but couldn’t find one. The front desk said they had one machine just around the corner. Cost is $2.50 Canadian to wash and another $2.50 to dry. SoContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 12 July 27, 2022”

Fort Nelson British Columbia to Fort St John British Columbia 241 miles The morning looks partially cloudy but no rain. The forecast says a severe heat advisory has been issued for the next couple of days. The high in Fort Nelson for today is listed as 85 degrees. Obviously severe heat is different here. ThisContinue reading “Coast to Coast Canada Day 11 July 26, 2022”

Coal River British Columbia to Fort Nelson British Columbia 226 miles The skies are cloudy again but not as low. Hopefully we won’t have as much rain. Rob discovered last night that our Idaho license plates were in trouble. One lost a bolt and the other was bent. We had breakfast in the little cafe.Continue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 10 July 25, 2022”

Dease Lake British Columbia to Coal River Lodge British Columbia 254 miles Once again the weather is very cloudy. Looking out the window we could determine it had rained over night. Connie fixed ham on half a ciabatta bun plus peach yoghurt for breakfast. The lodge where we are staying has a shared kitchen. LastContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 9 July 24, 2022”

Meziadin Junction British Columbia to Dease Lake British Columbia 207 miles We woke up to very cloudy skies and light breeze. I don’t think there were other guests because things seemed rather quiet. Rob bought a bag of ice that weighed two kilos and cost four dollars Canadian. He dumped the ice in the coolerContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 8 July 23, 2022”

Prince Rupert British Columbia to Meziadin Junction British Columbia 248 miles We have much to do today. Rob worked on getting reservations for our next two nights because Internet access is very expensive where we are staying. Then he went out to retime the woodie. He also moved it to a better location. Meanwhile ConnieContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 7 July 22, 2022”

Port Hardy to Prince Rupert 299 miles We got up at 4:30 in order to get to the ferry on time. Luckily it’s only a couple of miles away. Even though we are well ahead of the suggested time, some vehicles are ready to load and several are in the check in line. They finallyContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 6 July 21, 2022”