Alaska Day 20

We really did get a late start this morning. We didn't have much of a choice though. If we wanted to eat breakfast, we had to wait until the Glacier Inn opened. Our next choice would be about 140 miles down the road. We did have a nice breakfast and were on the road by 8:00 am.

We made it through customs with out a hitch. They really didn't ask very many questions. I'm still not sure what they have a customs point here when the US does not, but who am I to understand the workings of the various governments.

We back tracked on 37-A passing Bear Glacier one more time. When we arrived at the intersection of 37 we headed south. Not much to say, the scenery was decent, but on this stretch of road there is basically nothing. You could see this area has been heavily forested, but replanted. Very few of the trees were old growth. We did take one break about 80 miles down the road, but after about 5 minutes the little blood sucking critters found us so we headed out.

When we reached Highway 16 you could tell we were returning to civilization. Traffic started to pick up and the towns became more numerous. When we stopped for lunch at a Tim Hortons in Smithers we even had cell coverage. Lunch was OK, but I don't see what the big deal is about Tim Hortons. It's just a unscaled sandwich / coffee shop.

After lunch we head to Burns Lake where we plan to spend the night. The weather changed on us, so we had to stop and put on some rain gear. After we arrived at Burns Lake we checked into the Travellers Inn. Not a bad Fred motel, old, cheap, and clean.

We had dinner at the Chinese / Canadian Cuisine restaurant located next door to the motel. Not sure what the Canadian Cuisine is suppose to be, but it turned out to be regular stuff. Some got the Chinese, and a couple of us ordered Hamburger Steaks. Wasn't a bad meal or even price even for Canada.

After dinner we returned to our rooms and called it a night. Tomorrow Dick and I will travel with the others about 140 miles to Prince George where we will split off and head south. Hate to see the group break up, but we all knew te time was coming. We have had a great time.

Tomorrow Dick and I head to Williams Lake where I plan to visit a friend.