CJ & Autumn Miller

Friday we drove from Edmonton, Alberta to Dawson Creek, British Columbia. We have been covering so many miles every day that we can't keep up with all the time changes. Every night we look at our hotel alarm clock & change our wrist watches appropriately. My iPhone has been on airplane mode with roaming off ever since we crossed into Canada, so it is no help.

The weather in Edmonton Friday morning was very chilly & cloudy, but no snow, so we were very thankful. We drove south of Slave Lake mid-day & took a look around. It was funny for me to realize it was still mostly frozen, but I better get used to that sort of thing. Lake Clark is just beginning to thaw. As we drove through McLemnon, Alberta we noticed a long pier so we pulled over to check it out. It turned out to be a bird watching walk & Teco was excited. We saw some good looking birds through viewing binoculars & it began to sleet on our walk back.

When we arrived in Dawson Creek we had to shop around for a hotel a bit. The town was bustling with oil roughnecks & most hotels had no dog rooms left. We ended up with a really classy place at Best Western. We had a hearty dinner at Tony Roma's attached to the hotel & decided we were going to be on vacation for the night & enjoy our good fortune. The hotel had a huge indoor water slide & hot tub & for some odd reason CJ & I were the only guests interested. We alternated hot tub & water slide rides & acted like kids comparing splashes. It was more than a great way to spend a Friday night!

Total Driving Time: 9 hours