About Me and Wife
- Herb & Margaret Wilkerson
- Modesto,, CA, United States
- I worked for Stanislaus Co Sheriff's Dept for 27 years. Margaret worked for the US Post Office for 30 years, the last 10 as Postmaster in Farmington, CA 95230
Frazier Canyon
Frazier Canyon Train
On 6-31-09 We drove to Hidden Village RV in Lyndon, WA near the Sumas border Crossing where we met Bob and Pat Spence and Bill and Carol our traveling partners for the trip to Alaska. That afternoon we discussed where we were going and what we wanted to see. We decided to leave at 9:00AM June 1st.
ReplyDeleteThe next morning we got off to a poor start. First when I tried to start the Honda the battery was dead. By hooking 2 sets of jumper cables together we were able to reach from Bills pickup to the Honda and start it. Next I tried to start the water heater and it wouldn’t work. I found a RV repair shop a short way down the road and they very kindly agreed to look at it right away. They got it working but they didn’t know exactly what the caused the problem . They charged me $80 for an hours labor and away we went.
The other two rigs decided to wait until we were ready to go. We called them and agreed to meet in Sumas. We drove north on the road we were on and came to a border crossing. Thee were two cars ahead of us and we waited 3 or 4 minutes. Our turn came we presented our passport cards, he asked a few questions and we were gone in two minutes.
Both the other couples crossed at Sumas, Bob and Pat had no problem but Bill and Carol were taken to an inspection area. They went through everything in their trailer, checking every storage compartment and cabinet. The only thing confiscated were two potatoes. They mentioned that they had more then the allowed amount of wine but didn’t take any of it. They thought they were just pulled over for a random check
We all drove on to Clinton BC. Where we stayed at Gold Trail RV Park, $15 for full hookups. It was a nice park next to the highway. The manager was quite a character, always kidding everybody. He was also the cook and waiter that night, the place was rustic and didn’t look the best, but no one got sick.
6-2-09 I bought my first Canadian gas for $106.9 per liter, that’s something around $4.00 per gallon. The cost, $244.00 Canadian. That night we stayed at Kreekside RV Park, $10 for full hookups. During the evening we had our first encounter with mosquitoes. I used a repellent, Off and it worked well for me. Pat says nothing keeps mosquitoes away from her. It was bad enough that we all moved inside to get away from them.
Tonight June 3rd we are staying in a Provincial Park at Whiskers Point, $15.00 and no hookups. We have a beautiful spot and are parked less than 20 feet from the edge of a fantastic lake named McLeod. It is more than a few miles long and flat calm, a perfect place to water ski or fish I would think. In 3 hours we have seen only one boat and no one fishing. When the ranger came to collect the fee he told Margaret to repel mosquitoes he uses yarrow, mint and mesquite, all natural plants that grow in the area. Instructions were to mash it up and rub it on your body.
One thing I have noticed as we travel along thru British Columbia is there are hundreds of amazing pretty lakes and it seems no one is using them for fishing or boating. The countryside is beautiful and well worth the trip. We are now about 1500 mils from home
It has been a few days since my last post, but not every place has an internet connection. The place we intend to stay tomorrow lists wi-fi as one of there services, so maybe I can send it out then.
6-5-09
We are in Dawson Creek at the Mile 0 RV Park. It appears we may be here for a few days. A large fire above Fort Nelson has closed the road North, the prediction is it may last a few more days. Fort Nelson is still 265 miles north of us, but because of the road closure we think all the RV Parks are already full.
Yesterday the scenery changed from pine trees to birch and alder with a lot of farm land in between. They farmed lots of hay and many fields had just been plowed so we couldn’t tell what it going to be. The area seemed to be a high plateau, and once again it is a very pretty area.
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