Tues, July 1, 2008

Hi, tonight it is Phyllis, doing my own typing.
Today we were on the "Road Again". We on on the Cassier Highway. It was a long, long, long, long road. In case I forgot to say, it was a long road. There really wasn't anyplace in Dease Lake to get breakfast, so we ate out of our supply box. In fact we "grazzed" out of it all day. I think we drove around 400 miles today and there was litterly nothing to stop and see, in fact it was hard to find a place to pull over to change drivers. The only animal we saw (and we were in an area where there should have been many) was a little grey fox and he just stood and watched us go by and then proceeded to go on his way down the road. We purchased gas twice today, because we try not to get lower than half a tank. I forgot that we also saw about seven horses right on the roadway. It was strange because two had bells around their necks, and all appeared to be shod. But you could tell they were very familiar with the road, and there was evidence that they had been up and down the road a lot.
We finally reached Kitwanga where we left the Cassier Highway for the Yellowhead Highway. It wasn't too long until we saw signs of civilization (like homes, farm fields, bailed hay, mown hay, cows and domestic horses,and traffuc, We said finally we are back where there are people. Our motel tonight is in Smithers, B.C. It is right next door to a nice resturant . We actually felt like we had real food, not too high priced and not a hugh serving. There is a D.Q. and Mc Donalds in town, so guess where we are headed as soon as I finish this. We haven't had ice cream (milk) for at least three days. Also, there is a Tom Horton's here, so that may be where we get breakfast. Tomorrow we hope to make Prince George and maybe further, as we make our way toward Vancouver. This has not been a very exciting day, but we covered a lot of miles.
Linda got good news this morning. Jodi and James have a baby boy. His name is Judah David Light. He weighed in at 8 pounds and 7 oz, and is 21 inches long. He has a big brother named Asa, who will be very surprised when they get home with the new baby. Asa is 17 months old, so his reign is about to be compromised. That's all for tonight. Keep us in your prayers for safety.