British Columbia, Canada –
Can I Make Prudhoe Bay?
Having successfully made (and left) Vancouver, the next arc of my travels begins. First by traveling on the Trans-Canada Highway. My loose goal is to touch the Arctic Ocean via Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. While I don’t focus on destinations overly much the theme of this leg is definitely to enjoy western Canada as well as the interior of Alaska (and anything else I feel like tacking on later hah).
Leaving Vancouver
While I slept very little at the airport, with the flights, etc. I was very very eager to get back to Silvie. I felt like my life had been on pause and I wanted to resume traveling. Still, very grateful to Sheila and Duncan, but I left Vancouver shortly after arriving. While alcohol is great, caffeine may be my favorite drug. I really wanted out of Vancouver. I don’t know what about it did it, but I just felt anxious being there. Like someone was slowly pressing a screw into my back between my shoulder blades. It took me hours to get out of the “city” feel. Vancouver to Abbotsford to wherever. I made it to a rest area with basically no signal at all, just south of Cache Creek at Red Hill Rest Area before I called it. It was fairly quiet with how late it was. Not too much traffic on the hwy. However, there definitely was when I awoke.
Turns out Wendy had actually only made it to Cache Creek. She’d been having some troubles with her dogs as well as being sick and got a spot at the local RV park there so she could rest and get some much needed work done. I ended up passing her by, but hopefully we’ll meet back up again on the road soon.
Williams Lake
After Cache Creek I left the Trans-Canada Highway and continued on Highway 97. Next stop was Williams Lake. Oh my gosh this town. I love it. While I was warned about the homeless regarding break-ins, I never had any issues. I ended up spending one night at a Wal-mart in town that was quiet and the other night was spent at the Visitor’s Center. There’s a cheap recreation center with gym equipment, pool, and showers. Skate park, Bike park, walking trails, and a couple decent restaurants. Really, I love the town.
Quesnel
On from there was Quesnel. Similar to William’s lake but the Visitor’s center has no overnight parking signs. It’s home to the world’s longest wooden truss walking bridge though. There was so little open after about 6pm though. I did enjoy the Barkerville Brewery there but otherwise not a lot going on. Went and slept at their Wal-Mart but woken up by the knock from a trucker wanting to park where I was near the Garden Center in order to unload some mulch. Oof. Not a good start to the day.
