The Bridge Washed Out!

July 2 – Our day definitely didn’t go as planned.  We had instructions from our Wagon Masters that they would leave at 8 and no one was to leave until 8:15 – 8:30 or later.  They have had issues with people leaving before them and when they arrive at the campground they pick sites that should be left for the bigger rigs to get.  So Bill and I went to leave about 8:15 and their RV was in the parking lot so we pulled up along side so we didn’t leave before them.  Well, the bottom line was they had gotten word that a bridge we would be crossing in a day or so was washed out and no one was coming or going.  The campgrounds that we had booked before arriving at the river were full as those people couldn’t leave to cross the bridge, therefore there was no where for us to stay.  Luckily we were able to stay tonight where we were.  There was supposed to be an update by noon but the word was we couldn’t get into the 2 parks we have booked as their guests have no where to go to.  So we made the best of the day as we could.

Barb and I were going to Walmart and out to lunch.  It ended up her husband Mike went with us to Walmart as Bill was not feeling good this morning.  I was up since 5 this morning and could not go back to sleep so I wasn’t sure how today would go.  We were just leaving Walmart and Bill called and asked if we’d had lunch yet.  I told him no we were just loading the truck.  He asked if we’d come back for him so we did.  That meant I didn’t have to drive the truck any more today!

One of the other couples texted that they were at a Pub and Grill place if anyone wanted to come eat with them so we headed there.  The service was a bit slow but the food excellent.  I had a fancy salad with grilled chicken and Bill had some kind of burger and fries.  We enjoyed the company of Laurie and Dave from Wisconsin.   They are newlyweds and he’d a farmer.  I asked a lot about his farm and he used to be a dairy farmer with his dad and then he inherited the farm and eventually stopped the dairy and does corn now.  Super nice people!

Bill saw a Dollarama store earlier today and took us there where he, Barb and I each bought stuff but Mike is NOT a shopper!  Then I suggested we stop for ice cream and realized a Diary Queen was right by the restaurant we had lunch at.  So we sat in the truck and enjoyed our dessert and conversation.

When received a text that we had a group meeting for 6 with an update on our travel stance.  So shortly after we got home and put our stuff away we walked over to the pavilion for the update.  We have been assured we can get spaces at the campground we were supposed to be at tonight and they are pretty sure we will be able to get into the one after that.  Then it’s the bridge.  They are in the process of putting in a one lane bridge so it will be slow crossing but slow is better than not at all.  We are scheduled for 3 nights at Whitehorse so if we lose 1 or 2 nights we lose them there and can keep on track for the ferry and Alaska.

Since we had a big lunch we didn’t really plan for a dinner but I had 2 mini chicken tacos around 7:30.  Bill went to one of the other RV’s for a crafting session.  He made a sign for us to post when we get to Alaska at the Sign Post with thousands of other signs.  Bill did a nice job on ours.

That wraps up our day – hoping for a great tomorrow!