Travel Day…Jasper to Sun Peaks, BC

We had fuelled up the night before in Jasper for $1.72 a litre….a gift from Jason Kenney….so we were ready to hit the road to Sun Peaks. Shortly out of Jasper along the Yellowhead Highway I encountered idiot #2 and had to quickly move to the shoulder to avoid hitting a truck who was unsafely passing another car. At least he waved at me as he drove by me in my lane! Maybe the rules of the road are different in Alberta.

In the small town of Valemont we discovered the most modern restroom in the community playground. It cleans and dries the toilet seat automatically and locks the door when you enter. We were disappointed that we couldn’t try it out because it was out of order but we didn’t figure this out for several minutes. Instead we had to use the smelly porta-potty 😬.

We made a short stop at Mount Robson, the highest mountain in Canada and on the World Heritage registry for it’s contribution to fresh water. Our picnic stop was in Clearwater at Wells Gray Provincial Park but there was no time to explore this scenic area. It was probably a good thing because the temperature soared to 39 degrees!

On day one of the trip Linda commented that Ernie and Andy like the ac very cold when driving but she likes the fresh air. I also don’t like it when John cranks up the ac to frigid. So I understood Linda’s comment to mean that she preferred the windows open when driving and no ac so that’s what we did every day. When we hit the 39 melting point today she asked me “Are you keeping the ac off to save money on gas?”. I said, “No, I was trying to do what you preferred” all the while sweating profusely! I thought this misunderstanding was so funny….Linda didn’t see the humour in it as it seems I often misunderstand her. Sisters!!!Read more