I left Terrace, BC at 7:05am and it was 49 degrees and partly cloudy. This was a long day of driving! I drove 391.3 miles.
The morning sunrise in ‘Terrace was beautiful! The drive to Prince George was a long one. The first part of the journey we actually back tracked on the road we took into Terrace. As I got closer to Prince George the skies filled with smoke from wildfires.
Prior to leaving on this RV trip, I was convinced that I was going to end up with a cracked windshield from a stone hitting it. I figured it was going to happen because of all of the rough roads we were going to be traveling on.
I had just thought to myself that I have been lucky and no hits to the windshield. Well, I think I jinxed myself, as on my way to Prince George I got hit with a rock which caused a big chip in the windshield.
I went to Canadian Tire store and purchased a windshield chip repair kit. I watched a couple of you tube videos and then I repaired the chip. It now just looks like a big bug splat. It is a tad to the right of my field of vision, so I am not sure if it will pass inspection. They might just end up thinking it is a bug splat. ha ha.
Prince George is the last stop on this 61-day Alaska Tour. We stayed here for two nights.
I Used this time to stop at the store, do my laundry and gave the van a little bit of a wash.
On the first evening we had an “Art Show”. Our wagon masters provided wine and cheese and light snacks.
The other solo traveling woman in the group loved to paint. She actually went on this trip so she could “Paint Alaska”. Her paintings were beautiful.
She ended up painting enough so that each RV in the group ended up with one of her paintings.
When we were back in Valdez and her and I were driving around town, I found a beautiful scenic spot to stop and take a photograph. I told her she should paint it, as it was beautiful.
Well, she ended up giving me that painting! I plan to frame it as a memory of the trip.
Our second night at the campground was our “Farewell Dinner”. We had a choice of our meal from three different offerings. I selected the prime rib. They also provided the wine that was left over from the art show.
Everyone had a chance to again talk about what they loved most about the trip.
So many were thankful for our wagon masters and our tail gunners and how they took care of us and kept up safe. They provided meals and made sure we had a great time.
Besides our wagon masters and tail gunners, the fellow travelers that I had the pleasure of meeting and spending 61 days with were very special. Everyone so nice and caring. Always inviting me to accompany them to dinners or rides to excursions. Always offering to help others if they had mechanical issues, etc.
Our last morning together was kind of sad as we are leaving our new found friends. Our leaders provided us with egg sandwiches an muffins. There were a few tears amongst the travelers and we bid everyone goodbye.
Our group will still have our Cluster photo sharing site available and open so we can communicate and share photos from futures adventures.
I am really blessed to have ended up in such a great group of people, sharing amazing adventures with them!
With the official Alaska tour now over, I start my trip back home.
The next stop is Banff, Canada for an overnight stay.