Alaska Day 7

Woke up to a beautiful day. The sun was out and the air was crisp and clear. We decided last night how this was going to be a short travel day. The plan was do some laundry and then get our pictures at the start of the Alcan Highway in Dawson Creek. After that the plans were up in the air.

Dick, John and I decided to eat breakfast at the restaurant next door. Jerry and Brian decided to eat the slop the motel was offering, so after our respective breakfasts, we gassed up and headed down the road.

While we were passing through some unknown named spot on the road, I saw a sign to a laundry mat. We decided to check it out. We found the place and found it empty, so we decided this was the best time to take care of that task. That must have been a sight seeing three old men, and one youngster washing their clothes. We managed to get it done with out the women, but maybe it would be better to bring them along next time to take care of these small tasks. Liz, Regan and Lydia, I know I'm in trouble, I will be ducking when I see y'all. :)

With the laundry completed, we headed back down the road to Dawson Creek. Of course it started raining, but we were able to make it to town before it really got started. When found the sign showing the start or the Alcan Highway, so pictures we took. After that we wanted to find a place to hang out a bit and decided what to do next. After a bit if driving around, Brian spotted a coffee place called Hug A Mug. Figures he would find a DINK place like that.

The coffee shop was great. They had a special of chilie and a cheese muffin which was fantasic. After eating Dick and Jerry had to run to the hardware store to get some bolts, while John, Brian and I decided what to do next. After looking at the Mile Post we decided to make reservations at the Shepherd's Inn about 72 miles down the road.

I'm not going to get to far into the medical history of our group, but one of our members had an illness that requires some procedural treatments. He had a treatment before we left and as normal about day 4, 5 and 6 he gets a bit slow. I could tell today that this wasn't his best day but he wanted to continue on, but we, as a group, decided to keep it a short day. That turned out to be a good decision. Not to put it all on one person, I have some medical issues that also have me moving a bit slow, so I wanted a short day to rest up.

While heading to the motel I spotted a sign to a wooden curved bridges on the Old Alaskan Highway. It was still early so we took the 5K detour to check it out. It was great, I can imagine how tough it must have been to build that thing.

After checking out the bridge we left and arrived at the motel a short time later. We checked in and some took a nap, some took and walk, and the rest sat around drinking. I guess you can figure out which part I did.

We ate dinner at the motel's restaurant. It was a great meal. Most of us had the hamburger steak which was great. After dinner we had a night cap, and went to bed early.

Tomorrow our plan is to head to Watson Lake. Don't know if we will make it, but we will see how it goes.