Sunday, May 01, 2005

ROAD TRIP: Headin' ta the "A" "K"

The Three Amigos
Elliot, Ian, and I kicked off our road trip today to the wonderful state of Alaska. We left a little late because my moving operation, Sock'n Awe, hit a few "snags"... sorry couldn't resist... anywho... we hit the road at about 11:30am and we arrived this evening in the wonderful (factory) town of Prince George. Seems like most of the towns up here on the plateau are factory towns... anywho... I guess the point is the town isn't that pretty, but the country side is great. Driving through the Fraser Valley though was just gorgeous. First time I'd been there.
Elliot vs 120 km/h winds
Highlights of the trip up thus far:
  • Elliot is great at straining bugs with his teeth. The car can get cramped, but I personally think there are better ways to get fresh air. The real question you have to ask yourself is "Who's taking the picture?" Not a very safe driver. :)
  • We learned that Williams Lake has a Subway that doesn't give refills on drinks and is next to a Dairy Queen that smells like the backside of a dairy cow.
  • I hope I don't offend any first nations people, but I saw a sign for Chief Will-Yum and thought that was quite humorous.
  • Learned that the quickest way to shut Ian up is to put him in the backseat of a car... he falls to sleep straight away.
I think that's enough... more updates soon... tomorrow, we'll drive 4 hours from here to Dawson Creek which will begin our journey on the ALCAN highway. We'll pretty much be on that road for the remainder of the trip. Good night all... and I posted one last photo belong...
Rain Clouds
I snapped this sweet shot of a rain cloud up here... I thought it was cool...

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