Day 9 Whitecourt to Dawson Creek

Day 9 we hit the road headed to Dawson Creek, BC.  That is the start (Mile 0) of the Alaska Highway.  At 9:10 AM we jumped on Highway 43 which was a good 4 lane divided highway all the way to within about 10 miles of Dawson Creek where it turned into a two lane.  It will be two lanes for most of the rest of the way to Alaska.

It was a pretty uneventful day.  We saw lots of signs telling to watch out for Moose, but I am the only one that caught a quick sighting of one on a narrow road through the timber.  There were two of them crossing the road.  No one else saw them and they think I am lying.  In fact as I am writing this, they are saying “Are you sticking to that made up story?”  I did, really!!!!

We crossed into British Columbia today, and arrived at the Mile 0 Campground at 2:37 PM.  We got the camper set up and because we did not stop for lunch, we decided to make supper.  Cathy cooked us some spaghetti and a nice lettuce salad with Olive Garden dressing.  We also opened a bottle of wine.  

After lunch/dinner we went back to town to buy groceries:

1 gallon 1% milk $4.69

½ gallon Orange Juice $4.99 plus .20 cent deposit and a .06 cent recycling fee??  Where do you take that back too?

6 bananas for $1.95 (88 cents a pound)

Spotted a car wash and pulled in.  It was a large Morton type building with 6 stalls separated with yellow rubber curtains.  You got a ticket before you went in that looked like a parking ramp ticket with the time stamp on it.  You paid for the time you used.  So you washed like a madman using all the High Pressure Soap, Foam Brush, High Pressure Rinse, Wax, and Spot Free you wanted.  There was even a vacuum in the bay.  You then started you truck and went to the exit where a person punched you ticket and told you how much you owed.  I spent $12.30.  That was interesting.

We spotted a DQ and each had a Blizzard and then headed back to the campground.  Oh, but we had to stop at liquor store to replenish supplies.  A 15 pack of Bud Light was $24.00 and a 6 pack of a local brewery beer was $11.00.  It’s expensive being a drunk or overweight in Canada.

Back at the campground everyone was tired out and all went to bed around 9 PM.

Click here to see Day 9 route and pictures.