NORTH to ALASKA

Dawson Creek is where the Mile 0 marker begins for the Alcan/Alaska Highway. We met our RV buddies, Steve & Cindy Hero to officially begin our Alaska journey- they traveled from Florida. We plan to caravan with them thru August! After loading up on brochures from the visitor's center we hit the road - Alaska Bound!

Ahhh...our Alaska Trip has officially begun! Yippee!
1st stop - Seattle to visit Blair Barcellos. We ended up w/2 bonus surprises.
On Saturday we met Lee Coffee & his daughter Carrie (who also lives in Seattle) @ Ku Thai in the Ballard district of Seattle. Great food & company. Lee just happened to be visiting Carrie for the weekend, sent us an email & wah lah we hooked up for dinner!

We met Blair & our nephew Ryan for cocktails @ the waterfront. Watched the big cruise ships depart for Alaska! Blair took us to the Space Needle & we popped into to see her darling studio apartment just a few blocks from the Needle. Her building has a top floor patio w/spectacular views of the city! We finished off the evening @ Oceania restuarant. Blair & Vicky had a craving for oysters. It was raining, but we were in great company!!
Blair came out to our campsite & spent the night w/us on Tuesday. Jim made dinner - Seared Ahi & we all watched American Idol. Blake Lewis (from Seattle) is our favorite!! Very nice to just hang w/BB!

Great drive from Lac la Hache to Prince George. 2 bears (mama & cub) crossed the hwy in front of us. Jim had to hit the brakes! Soon after that we saw a big Moose along the hwy. BC is loaded w/lakes, rivers and abundant wildlife! Had some problems with coach starting, so we got a late start. Ended up being a loose fuse. Jim is getting to know this coach inside & out! Hard to beat out beautiful campsite on the lake...

WOW-WHAT AN AMAZING ROUTE! Hwy 99 from Whistler to Lac La Hache (97) The glacier filled mountains of the Lillooet Range w/rivers roaring next to the highway. We saw 3 bears & one beautiful OWL sitting in the tree as we drove by. The had sharp turns , steep grades & averaged about 25 mph. Our coach handled great! Took us much longer than expected, but it was well worth it!