Up early this a.m. and sad to leave this place. We loved it here. Since we were dry camping (no water, electric or sewer hook-ups) it was a breeze to leave....I just had to stow all the stuff that would get bounced off counters, etc. and we were ready. I kind of have that down pat now, but sometimes I do forget to put some things in the sink and then have to get up and scramble to collect them from the floor when they get bounced off. It was raining and had rained during the night. That was good news and bad news.
We headed for Kitwanga, B.C. to meet the Graingers who were waiting for us there. It is about 350 miles to Kitwanga so we had some driving to do today. First there was the 15 or so miles of dirt road between the campground and Dease Lake where we stayed Sat. p.m. THEN, after Dease Lake, there were MILES of road construction - dirt, gravel, pitted asphalt - yuck! and ROUGH??? Did I mention good news/bad news????
We stopped to fill up w/ gas at Dease Lake and Jerry cleaned the windows, including the rear window. About halfway through the construction, the back window was so muddy you couldn't see out of it. I took a picture, but it had started raining so it had washed some of it away - at least there were streaks through the mud. The good news part of this is that there was no dust - the dust would have been stifling!!!! The bad news is that the RV is now a mud bug. There is dirt coated on the door handles and Jerry had trouble opening some of the outside compartments b/c it was so caked w/ mud.
We saw 4 black bears along the road - got a pix of one. At one point the road was so rough an RV in front of us and another car lost his hubcap. We were in a follow-the-lead car situation, but we stopped and picked it up. The guy pulled out at a viewpoint and we followed him and reunited him with his hubcap. A good deed for the day....
The Cassiar Highway is noted for being rough and muddy and it was for sure!!! We were certainly glad to see the Cassiar RV park and our friends Frank and Barb! Of course he had already cleaned their RV and car....I don't know how many times he has washed the car and RV already on this trip, but I don't think he is done yet.....
Met RV neighbors from Eureka CA. Lorna and John Petersen. Lorna is a reluctant road queen also. She was scared of riding in their bus - before she left, her friends made her a mask out of a paper bag that she could wear when things got too scary. Of course we all stood around and traded stories....I told her I was also a bit reluctant to sign on for such a long trip. Later on, about 9:30, I was at the computer and she came and knocked on the RV. She wanted me to have the mask. We got a big laugh out of it - it is a paper bag w/ a face drawn on it.
Finally got to bed and more later.....
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