Hot, Hot, Hot
July 12th, 2009It has been super hot these past few days. Riding has made it tough, but despite this, it’s been a lot of fun.
I’m still sore, but Kevin says it will take the second week before the pain stops and I just feel okay. I especially have saddle sores…I mean a sore butt!
So many things have happened since we last posted, but I know I’ll forget to mention it all.
We were riding all day in the rain, we were soaked, the gear was soaked. So we stopped at a motel in Fraser Lake.
We got a ride from there to Smithers by Jared. He was so nice and so helpful. It was wonderful getting back on the road. We were running out of time, and had to skip ahead and then continue riding from there.
We had a nice stay in Smithers at a beautiful campground. In town the next day we had to get a sleeping mat (Kevin’s mat had a lot of little tiny holes in it, the result being he was sleeping on the ground before morning).
We rode to Moricetown, where we had the best food at the Little Frog Cafe and Bistro. It’s a nice stop beside Highway 16, where the Carrier fish with spears. The river was too high for fishing.
The Cafe had the best veggie kebobs, the best bannock, the best veggies, the best mashed potatoes! I really hoped to have room for dessert…potlatch cake, but no room! The cook this day was Millie Alec and her husband Victor was our waiter. The owner is named Theresa Tait Day. We met her son, Gordon. There was also a very quiet boy there playing a game…but I never did get his name. I highly recommend you to stop here and eat, there was so much on their menu…I wish to go back there again. We’ll post photos of our stops somewhere on here at some point.
We continued riding to New Hazelton. We talked to women at the gas station where they suggested a motel, but it was full. Cassidy, the manager volunteered her sister’s backyard! So off we went to stay in Britteny’s and Derek’s backyard.
The next day we had breakfast, made by Cassidy. Mmmmm, pancakes and scrambled eggs!
Cassidy and Britteny cycled across Canada from Prince Rupert to St. John’s last year. They raised money for BC Children’s hospital.
They said many, many people were so very nice to them when they took their trip last year, they wanted to do the same for us. So we will also pass this on, when it’s our turn.
We then cycled to Coyote Creek…suggestion made by an aboriginal man named Graham. It was great, but there were several trucks and campers already there, we camped up closer to the road. There were tonnes of bugs there, especially black flies. But of course millions of mosquitoes. I kid you not. We raced out of there, packed up our stuff super quick and rode down the road away from it. We didn’t stop for breakfast, but we snacked on stuff beside the road further down.
On we went. Our rear tire blew. Kevin walked across the road to repair it, then it blew again. Off we rode.
Shortly after this, a road worker stopped (forgot his name immediately, sorry-Clarence seems right) and brought us some fresh spring dried salmon! It looked like a treasure in his bag, there was so much of it. We thanked him and gobbled right away! What a treat. I wish I had taken his photo, but my camera ran out of charge.
Last night we camped in a provincial park called Kleanza Creek. It was nice, busy with RVs, campers, and several little dogs that barked late, and started barking early this morning. It was very pretty there, and relatively bug free!
We were exhausted. We walked down to get water from the pump and while there, we also walked down to the creek, where Kevin jumped in to cool off. I dipped my toes in, eek! Too cold for me!
We both slept well. Now we’re in Terrace and we’re off to have some yummy lunch at a place called Hot House, an East Indian, or South Asian restaurant.
Have a lovely day, I know we will!
