Start of Alaskan highway

Monday, 23 June, It seemed like it took us for ever to get out of Seattle. Kay and I went to the Boeing Credit Union to open her an account for transferring her 401K to a IRA saving.
They required certain information and Kay didn’t have all of it so we went to the library and she printed it. By then it was to late to go back to Boeing so we went to Costco to get her prescription refilled. That didn’t work either because her prescription had expired and would take a fax from her doctor to get it refilled. By then her doctor’s office was closed and would have to wait for the next day. We drove south on I-5 looking for a FlyingJ to spend the night at but found a very nice Wal-Mart and spent the night their. They did not allow overnight parking but told me if I went to the end of the parking lot she would ignore me. Got to my rv and the parking lot guard was already their talking to Spud. He was good natured and after a brief conversation he assured us every thing would be ok.
Tuesday, we went to Boeing and every thing went well and on to Costco and got her prescription.
Tuesday, 24 June, We finely crossed the Canadian border at Abbotsford, BC. Abbotsford is a little bit east of Vancouver and a really good place to cross the border. The Canadian border guard ask me where we were going, did we have any guns, pepper spray or mace and I said no. She ask me if this was my rv or was it rented. She ask how many was traveling with me and I said, my wife and I and one dog. She did not ask for any shot records or anything else. She ask me if I was aware of the long distances between city’s in the far north and I said yes. She ask me if I had the financial means to take care of a break down or sickness and I said yes. She ask how much ready cash I had in the bank and I said plenty. She said I needed for you to be more specific, so I said seven thousand and she said “happy travels, be careful”. That was it, It took me about three minutes at the border and we were on the road north.
We spent our first night at a Provincial Park (State Park) with no hook-up’s. Very wooded and a large river behind our rv. The couple next door were from Australia and their friend from Denmark were touring Canada in a rental.

1st night at Emory Creek Provincial Park north of Yale, BC

Wednesday, 25 June, By the time we took Spud for a walk, made breakfast and cleaned the rv out, we were on the road by 9AM. Drove all day through beautiful mountains and rivers. The roads are excellent, can’t be beat, so far.
Stopped for the night at 10 Mile Lake Provincial Park. Very nice park but cost $19. Can. The first one cost $17.00 This park had a dump station but had to put $2.00 coin in to use it, so I drove on.

Most of the roads follow large rivers like this one.

One of the things that has surprised me about this trip is the size of some of the city’s we have driven through, like Williams Lake, Quesnel, Prince George and Dawson Creek and others. First of all, I never heard of any of them but Dawson Creek. Tonight we are spending the night at Mile “O” RV Park and Campsite with no hook-ups, cost $15.00 Can. Nice place and Kay has washed all our clothes. Got the grill out and grilled a Tee Bone stake and Polish sausages, a real good meal.

Today we finely reached the beginning of the Alaskan highway in Dawson Creak, BC
We are spending the night at a rv park with no hook-ups, cost $15.00 Can. Nice place and Kay has washed all our clothes. Got the grill out and grilled a Tee Bone stake and Polish sausages, a real good meal. Tomorrow we intend to drive as far as Fort Nelson, BC but we will see.

27 June, were in Fort St John, BC at a Safeway and they have great wi-fi so I guess I better post.