June 22, 2014 Vanderhoof, BC, Canada

Well.... We are still having problems with our Blog. Since we are in Canada, we cannot access the blog to create new posts. Big thanks to Jeremy – he can access the blog. We will send the info and Jeremy will create the post. Thanks again Jerm for your help!!

Today was an uneventful day – which is not necessarily a bad thing!!

We left the RV Park in Lac le Hache at about 8:15. We drove to Vanderhoof and arrived at 3:15 – about 240 miles. The road was great and we were running at about 60 mph, except on the hills where we could only get up to 50. Not bad though. (On the hills, I was wishing we has a diesel engine!!) We had a little problem too keeping up to the posted speed limit.

We drove through Williams Lake, Quesnel, and Prince George. The only exciting thing today was in Williams Lake. As we pulled in to a quick stop get gas, there were 2 women (an older and a younger – mom and daughter??) filling BMW motorcycles. We couldn't get far enough ahead to reach our tank, but that was no big deal. I washed about 2.3 million bugs off the windshield while we waited.

The women were trying to hurry in order to let us pull forward. In their rush the younger woman's mc tipped over. Another fellow and I helped pick it up – man are those things heavy!!

The terrain along the way was forested with aspen/birch and some evergreens. There are several log home “factories” and one specialized in cedar logs – very magnificent!! There are also many, many lakes and meadows. A lot of cattle, too.

We stop frequently at the Rest Areas. They are not quite the same as the ones in the “States”. We use the bathroom in the trailer. It is nice to be able to stop whenever you want and have a clean restroom!!

Below is a photo of our trailer and the RV park.

June 21, 2014 Lac la Hache, BC, Canada

Greetings once again!! We have been having problems with our Blogspot. Apparently, when you enter another country, the url changes. Sorry this is late getting out.

We left Oroville at 8:30 this morning. We drove to Lac la Hache via Keremeos, Princeton, Merritt, and Cache Creek. We arrived at 4:30.

Our first challenge (minor) was gaining permission to enter Canada. We both got Washington Enhanced Drivers Licenses a few months back. So you would think answer a few questions (cash over $10k, long guns, hand guns, ammunition, etc) and be on our way. Not quite. Among other things, we were asked where we lived previously to Spokane for 20 yrs, if we own any hand guns, how many, and if our handguns are locked up at home. All in all it took about 45 mins to get across. Oh well, we will know what to expect on the way back.

We then drove through the mountains, along the Similkameen River to Keremoes. The mountains and river were gorgeous. We kind of understand why they call it Beautiful British Columbia. We drive on to Princeton (another beautiful region).

We stopped in Merritt for gas ($5.34/ US gal) and onto Spence Bridge. That 36 miles of road was windy, twisty, rough and took about an hour. We stopped along the Thompson River at Spence for lunch. A little R&R helped and the river was running a good pace and a bit larger than the Snake River.

We are staying at the Big Country RV park near Lac la Hache, BC. A comparison of the Oroville park to this one would be the Sahara Desert to the Lochsa River. This is a really nice park.

One other thing!! Jack Kidd and I have been talking about getting a backhoe attachment for our tractor. I think I found it. I tried it out and it works perfectly!! I plan to make an offer – hope it works out.

We will post our next adventure as we can.

Having a great time - but haven't seen any animals yet - only 2 deer, a dead racoon, and one drunk Indian!!.