Last night we got to Dawson Creek and there was a really bad storm. We got to the hotel, and our power went out :( So, we decided to go fill up the car with gas for the morning and get me some new sunglasses at WalMart since mine are on their last leg! Brant dropped me off at WalMart and went next door to fill up the car. I finally found a pair I liked, had them in my hand, and the power went out! So, no new sunglasses yet! We went back to the hotel and dug out a headlamp from the luggage carrier and used it to get ready for bed. It was interesting to say the least. We got power back about 11:30 that night. We got up in the morning, had breakfa
st at the h0tel, and set sail for our long 11.5 hour drive today to Watson Lake - it pretty much rained all day and was our first day of not having good weather. It was our first day officially of the Alaska Highway! The 'Mile 0" marker is in downtown Dawson Creek. We stopped at Laird hot springs around 4:30. We walked along this long boardwalk into the woods and ended up at the natural springs where there were lots of people enjoying the water! We got advice from the girls at the gate to start at the left and move right, as the water progresses from about 107 degrees to 127 degrees at the source! It was REALLY hot!! I only made it about 3/4 of the way down the pool, while Brant brave
d the scorching heat and made it all the way to the source and touched the rock. He said the trick was to go under water, as the water at the top was the hottest and got cooler towards the bottom. It was a nice break during the drive! We continued to Watson Lake and got here about 8PM. We are staying at the Air Force Lodge, and when we got there, the owner said the construction workers had knocked down some poles, and the lodge had had no power since 3PM and hopefully would be fixed soon! We hadn't had dinner, so we asked the owner Lodge where we were staying where a good place to eat was. He said "Whitehorse" - haha - which is about 5 hours from Watson Lake, and where we are headed tomorrow. So we asked him for somewhere decent - we ended up eating at a small little ice cream/sandwich shop in town - with no air conditioning! We met a guy there who was travelling through on his way to WA from Palmar, AK. He was 22 and had been in Palmar doing some contract work. He was by himself, so we invited him to sit and eat with us. We had a nice conversation with him and found out he was having car trouble and was going to sleep in his car tonight and have it fixed in the morning :( We went back to the lodge and the power came back about 9:30PM. We sat in the lobby for a little bit and met two other guys who were in the air force, travelling through and another guy who was a big game hunting guide - Brant was in heaven. He is actually still down there talking with them-I warned those guys that Brant would keep them up all night talking about hunting if they let him :) We are getting up tomorrow and driving about 5.5 hours to Whitehorse, which is suppose to be a neat town! Right now we are on Pacific time, and starting Tuesday, we will be 4 hours behind in Alaska. We are currently uploading all of our pictures onto a Snapfish link - it'll probably take all night to upload all 500, so hopefully by tomorrow morning, if the internet stays connected, it will be finished and we can share them with y'all!
st at the h0tel, and set sail for our long 11.5 hour drive today to Watson Lake - it pretty much rained all day and was our first day of not having good weather. It was our first day officially of the Alaska Highway! The 'Mile 0" marker is in downtown Dawson Creek. We stopped at Laird hot springs around 4:30. We walked along this long boardwalk into the woods and ended up at the natural springs where there were lots of people enjoying the water! We got advice from the girls at the gate to start at the left and move right, as the water progresses from about 107 degrees to 127 degrees at the source! It was REALLY hot!! I only made it about 3/4 of the way down the pool, while Brant brave
d the scorching heat and made it all the way to the source and touched the rock. He said the trick was to go under water, as the water at the top was the hottest and got cooler towards the bottom. It was a nice break during the drive! We continued to Watson Lake and got here about 8PM. We are staying at the Air Force Lodge, and when we got there, the owner said the construction workers had knocked down some poles, and the lodge had had no power since 3PM and hopefully would be fixed soon! We hadn't had dinner, so we asked the owner Lodge where we were staying where a good place to eat was. He said "Whitehorse" - haha - which is about 5 hours from Watson Lake, and where we are headed tomorrow. So we asked him for somewhere decent - we ended up eating at a small little ice cream/sandwich shop in town - with no air conditioning! We met a guy there who was travelling through on his way to WA from Palmar, AK. He was 22 and had been in Palmar doing some contract work. He was by himself, so we invited him to sit and eat with us. We had a nice conversation with him and found out he was having car trouble and was going to sleep in his car tonight and have it fixed in the morning :( We went back to the lodge and the power came back about 9:30PM. We sat in the lobby for a little bit and met two other guys who were in the air force, travelling through and another guy who was a big game hunting guide - Brant was in heaven. He is actually still down there talking with them-I warned those guys that Brant would keep them up all night talking about hunting if they let him :) We are getting up tomorrow and driving about 5.5 hours to Whitehorse, which is suppose to be a neat town! Right now we are on Pacific time, and starting Tuesday, we will be 4 hours behind in Alaska. We are currently uploading all of our pictures onto a Snapfish link - it'll probably take all night to upload all 500, so hopefully by tomorrow morning, if the internet stays connected, it will be finished and we can share them with y'all!
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