Prince George, B.C.

Last night we were in a beautiful Provincial park next to Lac La Hache Lake. The pine trees were so thick that we couldn’t see the lake from our campsite but the blooming wild roses that were just outside our door made up for not being able to see the lake.

It sprinkled all of Sunday as we drove and just as we were setting up camp it started to lightning and thunder….the kind that booms and crackles and shakes the RV. The rain held off until we were safe inside. Jim fired up the generator and we were eating dinner and watching a DVD as it rained.

We drove through some quaint towns and stopped in Quesnel to walk around. All the main streets in the towns are lined with hanging baskets overflowing with flowers as if to celebrate the arrival of spring.

We visited a city sponsored craft shop in Quesnel. The shopkeeper was a fellow machine embroiderer and we compared notes on embroidery designs and machines.

Now it’s Monday evening around 10:00 PM and it’s still light outside. It was sunny all day and the temps were in the 60’s. We’re camped about 10 minutes south of Prince George and shortly after we set up camp we drove into town to check out the sights. There wasn’t a lot that interested us there so we will be heading for Dawson Creek in the morning to have our picture taken in front of the Mile Marker 0 cairn. It marks the start of the Alcan Highway and it’s a tradition to have your picture taken there.

I’m almost afraid to say that everything is working well with the truck and trailer in case that jinks us. So far the roads are good and the campgrounds uncrowded. The rivers are running high and there are wild flowers every where. Once again, life is good.