Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 25, 2013 – Sunny and 53F.  We had a great day. We went on a Hwy 20 driving tour that Duff put together for us. We saw Anacortes, La Conner, Washington Park, and Cap Sante Park. Also, had a wonderful Duff cooked pasta dinner and ice cream at Duff and Linda’s home. Their home is beautiful and has great views of the mountains around Mount Vernon. We talked to Linda on the phone. She will be home tomorrow. She has been helping their daughter who just had breast cancer surgery in Idaho.

Cap Sante Park overlooking Anacortes, WA

View of San Juan Islands  near Anacortes, WA

Downtown old Anacortes, WA

Deer in Anacortes, WA

                                                               

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 24, 2013 – 51 F and cloudy. We went to Walgreens and Magic Nissan in Everett, WA. We got flu shots and oil change for the truck. We had Mexican dinner with Duff at El Gitano. Thanks you Duff for  dinner; it was great. It was great to see him. We talked about 2 hours. We plan to see him again tomorrow. Linda will be here Thursday.

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 23, 2013 – 55F and rain.  Prissy loves her Tennessee blanket. We went shopping at Wal-Mart for food. We now have food for awhile. Tomorrow we will work on oil change for truck and flu shot. The Walgreens we found in Mt Vernon was not a store but a sleep clinic. We were told there is a Walgreens in Bellingham,WA that gives flu shots.

Prissy is a Tennessee Vol - She would like it better if they had a cat as a mascot. 

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 22, 2013 – 50 F and cloudy. Today, we drive to the USA. We are on our way to Mount Vernon, WA. The drive was in canyon country of British Columbia. It was very pretty. The border crossing took about 20 minutes. They let us back into the USA. Our Canada and Alaska part of trip is over. We plan to be in Mount Vernon about 5 days or more. We need to change oil in truck, shop for food, get our flu shot, visit with Duff and Linda, and tour Seattle. and then start down hwy 1 or 101 to California. There are so many things to see; it is had to decide what to do.

Drive from Cache Creek, BC to Mt Vernon, WA 

Drive from Cache Creek, BC to Mt Vernon, WA

Drive from Cache Creek, BC to Mt Vernon, WA

Drive from Cache Creek, BC to Mt Vernon, WA

Drive from Cache Creek, BC to Mt Vernon, WA

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 21, 2013 – 59 F and cloudy. Rested today and did laundry. Football was only on radio. We had air only Canadian TV. That was alright because-- Tennessee lost to Florida 31-17 and Alabama beat Colorado St 31-6.

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

Brookside RV Park-- Cache Creek, BC

September 20, 2013 – Partly Cloudy and 57 F. Today, we drive to Cache Creek, BC and then to Mount Vernon, WA. In Mount Vernon, WA we will be visiting our long time friends the Duffields. Cache Creek is in the mountains  more like the Smokey Mountains than the Rockies Mountains that were in Alaska and Alberta. They do hiking, fishing , cross country skiing and skiing, and snowmobiling, white water rafting around Cache Creek.

Brookside RV Park-- Cache Creek, BC -- has swimming pool

Farms in BC

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 19, 2013 – Rain and 52 F – Today, we drive to Prince George, BC from Hazelton, BC. It was a great drive- no dust, no bumps, no potholes. We are in the farm and lumber area of British Columbia –large saw mills, cows, hay, lakes and farm houses. Also, the highway runs through the geographic center of BC.  It is a great rainbow trout fishing area.

Jo Ann can find DQ's everywhere - ice cream break

Farm country center of BC

View from Single lane bridge in Hazelton, BC