August 28, 2017. On toward Alberta

CAMPGROUND:  Tudyah Lake Provincial Park.  Small campground with huge grassy sites.  Pristine clean pit toilet.  No services.  On lake.  We are about the only ones here. $12US.  Fire rings and picnic tables.   4 stars

 

LOCATION:  Between Prince George  and Dawson Creek

 

WEATHER:  Glorious sunshine.  Highs in 60s

 

We awoke to a dead battery.  Nothing worked in the Airstream.  After a quick coffee, we hit the road.  What a difference the sunshine makes!  We have been in rain for about the last 2 weeks.  Everything looks so beautiful today.

 

We stopped at a Walmart in Prince George and George (the handy one, not the Prince one) replaced the battery with a new one.  Presto!  Now we have power again.  

 

We drove on the road north towards Dawson Creek, with a destination of Grande Prairie where we will stay with my aunt and uncle.  We have not been on this highway before.  It is beautiful, sprinkled with many lakes that are surrounded by soaring pine trees. We stopped at one provincial park on a lake for a picnic lunch.  It was a slice of heaven!!

 

A bit farther up the highway, we decided to stop at this provincial park on another pretty lake.  This one is famous for its winter ice fishing.  The park ranger stopped by and told us that the fire ban for this part of British Columbia had been lifted as of today.  So, we happily started a campfire.  We haven't had one this entire trip, due to either our rushing, or the heat, or the fire ban.  Campfires are one of the best things about camping.

 

George modified the awning on the Airstream so that we can put it up higher with a slant to let any rain flow off.  He was proud of this little project.

 

Unfortunately the new battery still did not address the refrigerator problem.  It is not cooling very well at all.  While we are in Grande Prairie, we will look for a RV repair shop to see if they can help.  The refrigerator works fine when we have it hooked up to electricity; it just doesn't work on propane.  I haven't bought groceries lately as I've been afraid food would spoil. So, in to the back-up food storage box I went for dinner.

 

DINNER:  Necessity is the mother of invention, they say.  With last night's leftover artichoke hearts and peas, I made a salad with an Asian dressing.  Then, a can of chili jazzed up with the rest of the peas and sautéed mushrooms became the entree.  Served with the last of the tortilla shells.  Not too shabby!