Sandman Prince George

... re camped about 10 miles south of Prince George at the Bee Lazy RV Camp and plan to drive into town and possibly check out the festivities at Fort George. Of course, we’ll have the obligatory errands: fuel, food, ice, and when we return to camp, Wendell says he’ll do the laundry while I bake bread. Sure……we’ll see. Okay, in his defense, he is good about helping with the housekeeping chores….others should be so lucky.

... call it a night! Dec 3rd Free Day in San Jose Coffee tour, or just bum around and explore city. Dec 4th, Tour starts, but nothing official till evening, when our group of 15 meets for dinner and attends the briefing/paperwork stuff. (the following is borrowed from the GAP description of the CRA trip.) Dec 5-6th Puerto Viejo de Talamanca Begin with a bus ride over the scenic mountains to ...

... a new tyre, a wheel balance and replace the valves in 2 other tyres, (yes are very fortunate to have made it this far. The spare and the second tyre next to the one that had given up, both with faulty valves. Never mind, all the Castle's feet are back up to pressure, the tank is full of gas, so time to go see these salmon and bears doing battle. Off we head to Hyder, fish creek, along the extremely bumpy gravel road leading ...

... white elephant", you may see a photo of Mirabel International Airport. The volume of Mirabel's air traffic started to decline only a year after its opening. A major reason was the unsustainable one hour bus transfer time for passengers switching from an international flight at Mirabel to a domestic flight at Dorval Airport, located much closer to downtown Montreal. A promised rapid transit rail connection between the two airports was never constructed ...

... you want to go 2. choose how long you want to stay 3. choose when you want to go 4. then Dream. Pack and leave the rest to us. Princess Cruises has a 14 day cruise from Los Angeles at about $2,000 per person (without air fare). If you like it, cruising is an extremely convenient way of seeing beautiful parts of the world while grossly overeating. Of course at these prices, everything would be top notch. Money has its privileges. The next ...

... me to travel extensively, cheaply and without compromise to the ultimate goal. This trip was a "tour de force" which meant many late nights of driving which I happen to enjoy but which is not everyone's cup of tea. It also meant that if there was an interesting road to follow, I would likely follow it to the bitter end since that is the only way to find out what is at the end. As a blogger, the things done and the stories sought may be interesting to the blogger but ...

... Winston Churchill's state funeral in the old barn at the back......they got a day off school in England for this, do you remember this as we don't ? At Williams Lake we decided to avoid any more gold rush museums for a while & went straight on to a First Nations historic site (New name for indians....more PC) it was called Xats'ull located right on the banks of the Fraser river, we had a personal guide that showed us around for ...

... banks of the Fraser River across from Paddlewheel Park, the site of recent flooding. (Blog No.23) Police concerns about exploding tanker cars quickly resulted in the creation of a wide no- entry zone which made access to Paddlewheel Park impossible. Therefore the closest observation point to the scene of the accident was from Fort George Park. My first vantage point for photos was from the top of ...

... hidden surprise, at least to a newcomer or a visitor. One can't miss the butte which is located right in "The Bowl" which is the lower area of Prince George, surrounded by hills on all sides. A butte is defined as is an isolated hill with steep sides and a small flat top. That flat top is occupied by beautiful Connaught Park - an oasis in "Spruce City" as Prince George is sometimes referred to in recognition of the fact that it is the forestry capital of Canada ...

... with tree lined streets named, in alphabetical order, after various trees starting from Ash to Ingledew Street. After passing Ash Street we arrive at the corner of Patricia and Taylor where the lovely Bedford Place Bed and Breakfast is located. Straight out of a Travel Magazine, this beautiful house surrounded by immaculately manicured lawns, gardens and fruit trees, marks our turn along Taylor to Fort George Park. Taylor St. is a very desirable address ...