Day Five

We took off after breakfast in Destruction Bay and made the final push to Anchorage. Chuck and I were listening to a books on mp3's. Last night he bought a murder mystery, 10 hours. We did not get to finish it as we arrive in about 8 hours. So before I leave we have to find a two hour drive to finish and find out how it ended. The world of podcasts and books really makes a long drive easier. Our drive back was on the worse of the road. The road from Destruction Bay to the border was frost heave after frost heave. After arrive at the border and whizzing through, because Chuck had a military dependent status, we tore down the highway until we go to Tok. There we finally got cell coverage.

Day Four Destruction Bay

We could not get a room in Haines Junction so we went onto Destruction Bay. The motel was one of those great Yukon style gas station/cafe/motel setups. It was rustic. The following morning we had breakfast at a local cafe and had a good visit with the owner,cook, and manager. It is nice to talk to the locals and get their view.

Day Four Teslin

We stopped in Teslin so as to get gas and pick up another Teslin mug for Jon. Oddly enough here is a picture on Google Earth of Jon picking up his original mug.

Day Four Watson Lake

We decided to try to make it to Anchorage by Sunday because there was road construction which we could bypass by driving through the area before Monday. Our first stop was Watson Lake where we found Mom's memorial.

Ft. Nelson Day Three

We drive along the highway and spent had a late lunch in Dawson Creek BC. Then another 100 miles to Ft. Nelson Super 8. This was a long day. The drive between Ft. Saint John and Ft. Nelson was long and empty. It was the first taste of the north country, raw and not so manicured. We had dinner and bunked down. The hotel was huge but we found only one non-smoking room with only one bed, so Chuck slept with on floor in his sleeping bag on cushions. We had a ok dinner outside on the patio of the nearby pub.

Day two

After we left Seattle and drove up to Williams Lake, BC. Once we entered BC we pretty much stayed along the Frasier River. We spent the night at Super 8. We had considered camping but I needed another night of deep sleep. We had good dinner in a local pub. This picture is not the hotel. We had a lot of good conversations and listened to podcasts that Chuck had picked up.

Heading North to Anchorage

On Wednesday I met Chuck at Portland airport. We drove to Olympia and had dinner with an hydrology associate. We slept in and drove up to Seattle and after some shopping, went to Paseo's Caribbean sandwich shop and had a great pork sandwich.