2010 - June 27 (Day 12) Ft. Nelson to Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park

We left Ft. Nelson this morning at 8:30, knowing that this was going to be a short day. It was only 190 miles to Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park and we knew we wanted to bathe in the springs. So, after driving in and out of rain showers all morning and getting our first windshield chip (right in my line of sight) from a passing RV, we arrived at the park about 12:30. We also have a new record for gas. We paid $1.589 per liter. You do the math. I can't stand it!

This is the first time on the trip that we have camped with no electrical hook-up. We switched the fridge over to gas and we're good to go. After we bathed in the springs, we came back to camp, heated water on the Coleman stove and washed our hair.

A guy from Washington, IL (near Morton) came by to shoot the breeze and compare notes for about an hour. Then we cooked burgers over a wood fire and enjoyed a great dinner. I managed to squeeze in a few beers along the way, so I hope this post turns out OK. No Internet here, either, so it will be another day before it hits the Web. Tomorrow, it's on to Watson Lake and the Sign-Post Forest where we will hang our sign, so watch for it. It's only about 200 miles from here, so we'll probably move on down the road after that. Hard telling where we'll end up. Marsha said we should go out to dinner since it will be my birthday, so I hope it's someplace that has a decent restaurant, or better yet, decent prices!