Headed to the Springs

July 5 – Before heading out this morning we attempted to wash the RV.  They have a self wash station at the back of the campground and it’s a dollar (loonie) for a minute.  We spent $8 and it looked good until later when it dried and it was a waste of time and money.

The gang was on the road by 8:45 and no one had gone too far when we stopped for a road work.  We sat there for close to 45 minutes to cross the one way side of the road.  The second time we stopped was not as slow and we were definitely driving slowly as to not have rocks hit the RV.  We did have a lot of noise going on and I’m sure we have a ding or two or more.  We were following two couple who always follow each other and at some point they both pulled off in a rest area but we just went on our own. 

The weather was great today and we were pretty much crossing mountains again.   A lot of up and down and all around.  We stopped for lunch in the RV and kinda took our time so we would not arrive before 2.  That is check in time and we had stern instructions to everyone NOT to arrive early.

We did see a black bear along the road.  Another car was stopped and the berm was really wide so I pulled off without hesitation.  Bill thought I was crazy.  He took pictures with his phone but I got out my good camera and got out and got a good one even though we were quite a way past it. That was very exciting!

As we got close to our destination for the night, Laird Hot Springs, there was a beautiful blue green lake that is a mile long.  There was not a soul on the lake and it was as still as could be.  We didn’t make a stop but we know a lot of the group did.  We came to a huge pull off along the river so we pulled in there to wait out the 2:00 rule.  I walked over to the water and took some photos of the river and then realized I needed to take some shots of our RV with the mountains in the background.

When we arrived at the campground Vicki waved us in and Richard gave us our site numbers.  I think everyone was in and parked in under 10 minutes.  They are all pull thrus which makes everyone happy.

Bill went to the hot springs with a lot of the group and I had an issue I needed to deal with on our apartment Airbnb.  Then I put meatballs and sauce on to simmer with some of my fresh basil.  That plant is a monster! 

There is NO cell service and NO wifi here.  You can pay $5.25 for a day for wifi but can only use it in the office.  Lucky for me Marty was there and once he got the wifi his texting worked so I could text my sister to sort out the Airbnb issue. 

It stays light most of the night.  The window shades are doing a good job!

The sites are OK but very narrow and Bill didn’t get me right in the middle so we didn’t put all of the slides out.  No big deal for a one-nighter.