July 14th to 19th - in B.C.

July 14th - Sat - to Telkwa
We drove halfway to Prince George today. The road follows the incredibly wide & shallow Skeena River for a long ways. When we drove to Prince Rupert I wondered how far back the tide would affect the river and we found out when we drove out. For miles you can see exposed sand bars in the river.
We made a slight detour to check out the Hagwilget Canyon suspension bridge. It is a 460 ft span which is 262 feet above the Skeena River on the way to old Hazelton. We did not drive over the one-lane bridge but Larry & I walked out on the bridge to take pictures. There was a sign with information and pictures about previous bridges - amazing, primitive construction.
While we were checking into the RV park, Max & Eva showed up. We met them in Dawson City and Fairbanks where they stayed for 2 weeks. When Larry & Barb and we were sitting out before dinner, another traveling couple (Joe & Sandra from St. George, UT) joined us. Talking with other people is one of the greatest things about this lifestyle.

July 15th - Sun - to Prince George
I chatted with Max & Eva this morning before we left and it turns out that they went to almost all the places that we have been, just a few days behind. They are on their way home to Sutherlind, OR.
We had some torrential rains on the drive to Prince George today. We pulled off in a parking lot for about 5 minutes to let the worst of the storm (we thought) go past. But it continued off and on all the way to PG. When we got to the RV park it was full. Terry & Larry both needed fuel and had to fill up in the pouring rain. We found another park and the rain cleared up in time for us to set up.
We were parked beside a canvas shelter with 2 picnic tables and a robin had a nest in the corner. She/he finally got brave and started feeding the babies with us sitting at a table.
We visited the casino after dinner. Larry & Barb went with us in our truck even though Terry warned them that he might want to stay a while if he was winning. We didn’t win but still stayed until nearly 11.

July 16th - Mon - Prince George
Terry & I found a Laundromat in town for that lovely weekly (or so) chore. Picked up some groceries at the Superstore and made some lunch. Then we all went on a tour of the PG Pulp & Paper Mill. The tourist info center leads the tours so we followed the guide to the mill, donned all the protective gear (hardhat, safety glasses, vest, emergency breathing pack and ear plugs) and had an interesting hour tour.
Terry thought we better visit our money at the casino so he & I went back for a while and made another deposit.

July 17th - Tues - to 100 Mile House
We said goodbye to Larry & Barb this morning. They are continuing down the Yellowhead Hwy (#16) on their way home to Monroe, WA. We will miss them but plan to get together somewhere “down the road”.
We stopped at Quesnel and went through an interesting museum there. Quesnel has the most beautiful flowers along the streets, in hanging pots and in flower beds at the visitor center (actually “visitor centre” in Canada!).
Arrived at sister Marg’s in 100 Mile House about 2:45. Sunny and hot. I guess this concludes our Alaska trip. We put on 6480 miles from Dawson Creek back to here.
Hooked up jumper cables to get Marg’s motor home started and moved to the house. We are going camping later in the week so need to get Marg’s rig ready. After dinner Marg & Terry went out on the 4 wheeler to look for Marg’s bull. Her bull and the neighbor’s bull had gotten into a fight across the fence which led to the neighbor’s bull coming through the fence to continue the fight. The neighbor told Marg about the fight , took his bull home and fixed the fence. No sign of Marg’s bull but the cattle are in 160 acres of wooded land so he can hide anywhere.

July 18th - Wed - 100 Mile House
We all spent the morning in the shop working on a wishing well. After lunch, Terry & I made a quick trip to town for diesel and to find material to patch a hole in a lawn chair from a campfire accident. Patched the chair and spent some more time in the shop before dinner. Marg, Terry & I went out again on the 4 wheeler and found the bull with the rest of the cattle. Marg took us on a long tour through fields, woods and trails. Spent the rest of the evening watching TV.

July 19th - Thurs - 100 Mile House
Marg got Terry set up to haul split wood from a “drying” pile into the carport for winter heating before her and I took the motor home to town for propane, air in the tires, gas and current insurance/license. Also had to do grocery shopping for our weekend trip.
Terry & Dad were still hauling wood when we got back at nearly 2 pm. I gave Terry heck for not stopping for lunch as we had left sandwich fixings and instructions when we left. Busy afternoon cleaning the motor home, finishing moving the wood and cutting down/bucking/splitting a dead tree for firewood to take with us camping.
We are going camping about halfway between Williams Lake and Bella Coola at Horn Lake. There is a small, primitive forestry campground so Terry & I will leave early tomorrow morning to try to snag 3 or 4 campsites for the 4 rigs in our group. There will be no blog updates until we get back first thing next week.