Back to Watson Lake

August 6 – Today we left for Watson Lake.  We were there earlier in the trip and that’s where all the signs are posted from all over the world.  We put a sign up when we stopped here.

The roads were really pretty nice today so for that I am always thankful.  We left behind Dave and Donna around 9 and the traffic gradually increased the further we went.  That does not mean 30-40 cars, it means every 20 miles or so you pass a car or 2. There was work on a bridge that we had to sit and wait for 10 minutes but the drive was really pleasant.  Too bad we didn’t see any wild animals along the way!

Our group are the only people in the campground here.  It’s not very big and had water and electric.  On the way in we stopped at the gas station in front of the campground and filled up for tomorrow.  Once we parked and had some lunch I went up to the store to look for a hot plate.  They had ONE 2 burner one for $45.00.  So I walked a way to the hardware store to see if they had a single burner one but they didn’t have any kind.  Of course I walked back to the grocery store and bought the 2 burner and a couple of bananas. 

I had taken thin beef steaks out to thaw this morning to make pickle steaks for tomorrow night so they had thawed and I set up my new hot plate.  Then Bill and I and several others walked/drove over to the Northern Lights building where we saw the most awesome movie about the Northern Lights and what causes them.  Too bad it’s much further north in the wilds of Canada or we would have gone there.  It was an excellent movie with nice other displays.

On the way back we stopped at the little store for some instant mashed potatoes or real potatoes (which they don’t have) and I got a 2 pack of instant to go with our pickle steaks tomorrow night!  Canada prices are high but out in the middle of no where they are super high – I paid ridiculous prices for 3 bananas, a box of instant potatoes.  Oh well, hopefully things will be MUCH better back in the lower 48!

I put my pickle steaks on to simmer and hopefully they will delicious with our expensive potatoes tomorrow night.  I had a nice salad and wine for dinner and Bill went to the “meeting” that was announced today while we were driving.  They are ordering pizza for everyone to announce some bad news I’m sure.  I’m not much on pizza and didn’t want to hear the changes in our schedule info so I bowed out.  At least Bill will enjoy some pizza!  I’m “pre-writing tonight since we got in early and I have some time.