8-26-10 through 8-28-10

These are pictures of the fire as we were waiting to get through on the Cassiar Hwy. Pretty scary! We should have waited another day to get through but elected to go on down the way we came up -- Alaskan Highway. It really sounded like we might not get through for a long time!  However, traffic was led through the next day with a pilot car.  Oh well -- another trip to see the Cassiar Highway.

8-25-2010:  
Finally shorts weather.  This is our rig at Roberts Roost RV Park in Quesnel, BC.  Our awning is out for the first time on the trip.  Weather -- about 75 degrees.  Gary is getting ready to barbeque tonight.










The clouds are looming -- go away!!  However, I love pictures of the sky when it looks like this.  Tomorrow we will make a day trip to Barkersville, BC, rain or shine.








8/26/10:  Barkerville, BC.  A totally restored gold mining town complete with actors portraying residents of the time.  This historic town was named after Billy Barker who discovered gold in 1862 which triggered a stampede of thousands to this part of British Columbia which is known as the Caribou.  There are over 125 heritage buildings, period room displays, and satellite museums.  Also live stage shows, mining demonstrations, gold panning, street theater and tours.  Too much for us to see in one day so we will have to come back again!  I personally want to see the "hanging judge" hold court.

The main street in Barkerville.

Two "businessmen" from Barkerville.

Our guide for the Wells-Barkerville Cemetery tour.  He was portraying the local minister at the Anglican Church.
A very good story teller and historian.  We were so glad we took this tour!

8-27-10:  Stayed at the Gold Trail RV park in Clinton, BC, heading south to the border, and not Mexico way!  The owner of this RV park was a real character.  He put on a great buffet of ribs, chicken, and salmon and was a one-man show!  A very fun evening.

8-28-10:  A beautiful drive down the Fraser Canyon.  Lots of people fishing the Fraser River.  The sockeye salmon run is the largest since 1913!  They are having trouble getting enough ice to put down on the fish.  And to think the past four years they closed the season.  It was real "combat fishing" along the river banks.

We had an hour and a half wait at the border at Abbotsford, Washington.  Declared some produce and got pulled over and searched.  They took tomatoes, peppers, potatoes mostly.  However, kind of a hassle.  My mandarin oranges came from Peru and they took those.  I really don't understand this global thing with the produce.  Anyway, we got through pretty fast because we were blocking the road with our rig (:  Pat and Bernie got searched, too.  It was the waiting in line for an hour and a half that got to me!  We picked a small border crossing but it was just as much trouble as the last time we came through more near Vancouver.  Oh well -- still had a great time in Canada.

We are back in the USA -- YEAA!