We spent Tuesday driving from Calgary to Hinton, Alberta. We were on Highway 1 to 16. It was a scenic drive and we had our first wildlife sightings.
I phoned the Hinton / Jasper KOA and spoke with Jim, he said to come on in. The campground was convenient and easy to get to. Jim and the staff at the KOA were very friendly and helpful, the campground was clean and well-kept. After getting setup we went into Hinton for fuel and stopped at Smitty's Family Restaurant.
Wednesday Don & Lora stayed at the campground to do some maintenance on their rig and would sight-seeing at nearby Jasper. The rest of us went out to the Columbia Icefields. We stopped at Athabasca Glacier and Athabasca Falls. There were more animal sightings and a late lunch at L&W Family Restaurant in Jasper.
Today we headed out for Dawson Creek, British Columbia where we are now on Pacific time. The drive started highway 40 to 43 with a stop at Grande Prairie for fuel and a few groceries. What a stop that turned into. We pulled into the gas station, I pointed out the pump that had the green handle. I went inside to pay, Ray began fueling. Bill & Pam pulled in at the next pump. Bill was ready to begin fueling when Pam asked why the diesel pump had 3 grades to choose from. They realized the green handled pumps were gasoline instead of diesel. Pam came to stop us but it was too late. Ray had already pumped 82 litres of gasoline, $124.00 worth, into our rig. YIKES!! We stopped the pump. Ray called Stan to find out just how bad this mistake was. It was pretty bad. We had to find someone to come drain the fuel tank. God provided an angel today, his name was Carl. Carl came to our rescue in about 30 minutes, it took him about an hour to get the tank drained and add a few litres of diesel fuel to the tank so the rig could be started and moved to the correct pump. I went inside again to pre-pay. The cashier joked that we would get it right this time. I explained that in the U.S. diesel pumps have the green handles and we just didn't pay attention. We will be more careful from now on.
About 40 miles west of Grande Prairie a semi flung a rock and yes you guessed it....the RV windshield will have to be replaced.
Dawson Creek is the beginning of the Alaskan Highway. Tomorrow we will be on our way and it will take several more days more days to travel 1387 miles. It is not likely that I will be able to post anything for a few days, maybe when we are in Whitehorse, YT.. Tomorrow we will stop at Ft. Nelson, then probably Laird River Hot Springs, Watson Lake and then Whitehorse.
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