The Home Stretch

Day 7 and we are in the homestretch!! By mid afternoon we should be hugging Connor!

We traveled for a bit along the Trans Canada Highway before making the final turn north towards grande Prairie. About 25 kilometers in, we start going through smoke from the wildfires in British Columbia. It was a little unsettling to be going through and the smokey smell was strong, even with all of our windows up. I don’t think I will think of a camp fire the same ever again. We drove in and out of smoke patches for about 25 kms and then back into clear air,

The roads here were very hilly and we drove in and out of several valley's - some of them big, some of them very big. The biggest was just before Grande Prairie. I think my car had to push the RV up the hill! We knew there was a big hill ahead when there were signs for a turn out so the trucks could put chains on.

Rick took the dash cam video from the "BIG" hill just before Grande Prairie and made a little video. It is a wide lens camera and doesn't really convey just how big and steep this hill was. Have a look!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SopZkhE-k4U&feature=youtu.be

Along the way there were a few interesting things. Pump-jacks were popping up frequently on properties alongside the roads and, while climbing out of a valley there was this huge, old fashion train trestle - like something you would see in an old west movie.

Finally we arrived in Grande Prairie about mid afternoon. We went directly to see Connor and got some muggings in before finding our campground. After a nice dinner and a good rest, it is time to explore our home for the next 3 weeks.