Fort Nelson to Watson Lake
I shot a reindeer, a bear, mountain sheep and bison. With my camera, of course!
Fort Nelson to Watson Lake
Beautiful drive up to Watson Lake. We spent the night in a gravel RV lot behind the Bluebell Motel in Fort Nelson. Was kind of not the nicest spot but was convenient for fueling up and we didn’t have to look any further. Our online search told us it was free parking but it wasn’t anymore. I guess too many RVs took advantage of the “free” and so the motel put in water, electric and sewer hookups. It was $29 plus tax for the night and was a real hot spot!
There were lots of workers camped in their RVs and trailers and campers. Fort Nelson is a real working town. IGA was just up the road so we stopped and stocked up on groceries. The prices weren’t bad, very similar to what we pay at the Coast.
The further north we go, the hotter the temperature gets.
What a drive to Watson Lake, though. There were some pretty good ups and downs and wonderful scenery.
Lots of wildlife too. We took photos of bear, mountain sheep, and around a corner, a momma and baby reindeer (caribou) and lots of buffalo roaming wild.
Watson Lake
We are stopped at the Downtown RV Park. Yuk. What a hole and the owner thought he was a real comedian and was really just VERY irritating. There was a German lady ahead of me and she didn’t have a good grasp of the English language. He was really rude to her and condescending. Then it was my turn.
I asked for a pull through because we still are not experts at backing into spots. He said he had one left that was reserved but the people hadn’t shown up yet so we could have it. He said it was a 50 amp. I said we were 30 amp. He said do you want it or not. I said ok, I guess if that’s all you have. So we took it. That part of the conversation actually went on and on…He thought he was funny. I was tired, hot and cranky. I wasn’t amused.
We pull into the spot, a tiny rig compared to the $120,000 plus giant RVs parked around us. Turns out there is BOTH 50amp and 30 amp plugins. Why didn’t he just say that it had both instead of hassling me about 50 amp or 30 amp? I could put a certain expression here but will restrain myself.
We took Lucy for a walk and discovered the Sign Post Forest. Thousands of signs to look at. Saw lots from Vancouver Island and tried to spot familiar names but didn’t see any. I know Brandon was there but he must not have left any sign.
Photos will be uploaded when I reach some free wifi.
