Day 8

Day8 -  June 23, 2013, 379.0 miles Travelled Lo 56°F Hi 85°F

Had breakfast with Chris, then we rode off in separate directions. He wrote me later: "I made it to Creston. Met up with Wilbur. Good thing we didn't go this way, some of the roads only opened last night. That being said, it was a great ride. You have to come this way sometime. Hope you are well. Chris" WOW!

I headed for Prince George, BC, and from there to find a camp site. I found one 46 miles north at Crooked Creek Provincial Park at Bear Lake. I had a great idea to use a tarp over my bike & tent in case of heavy rains; well I tried the set-up and it failed miserably. The cheap tarp ripped, the ferrules popped out, and it turned out to be a bad idea. After all that experimentation, I set-up my little tent just in time for the thunderstorm and downpour. It was 85°F when I jumped into that sauna cave, but when I emerged it was 10 degrees cooler.

Time for the shower to get all cleaned up - wrong! It seem here in Canada the quarter machine only works with "Loonies", their $1 coin. Waited for the camp host to come by and thankfully he had some to spare. Also provided me several pieces of firewood and shared that I'm in Black & Brown Bear country here, and last week he had a Large Black Male Bear, and a Grizzly Sow and two cubs prance though the camp to the other side of the lake. Tom & Liz took good care of me by loaning me their Bear Can; it was all there when I awoke.

After a few nights in hotels, my mattress pad & sleeping bag were a hell of a lot more comfortable than what I've been sleeping on. If the Bears walked through during night, I didn't hear them...

This picture of me relaxing was at 8 o/c PM! I went for my walk around the campground and it appeared everyone had gone to bed. How do they get use to this? I awoke at 10:30 and it was still daylight...

Tomorrow: DAWSON CREEK, BC & Beyond.