Tuesday, May 25, 2010

We saw 3 deer as we left Grande Cache this morning and drove over the Smoky River on a wooden bridge that had red iron work above. For the next 85 miles there were 7% and 8% grades. Up and down, up and down, up and down! The air brakes are really getting a work out! We're heading to Grande Prairie, Alberta for 2 days. They have a Wal-Mart, Costco, Michaels and a "No frills" grocery store with gas pumps. The prices were really good at both. The gas and diesel prices are much higher than in the states. That's the result of a socialist country.
The Tamarak Campground was really nice. There were plenty of trees and pretty empty when we pulled in. The trees make it nice and private, but the satellite TV doesn't work. They do have a cable hookup; but no internet.
Jenn- I finally found my yarn at the Michaels here. I've been searching for it since Nashville. It is made by Bernat in Canada. It has a different name in the states; but it is the same yarn.
Since we are to be here for 2 days I could do more cooking in the kitchen here. I haven't been able to do that for a while now. I even had time to make an apple crisp. I really miss making meals from scratch and I'm really tired of eating out.
By the time we finished eating supper and cleaning up the dishes we figured it was about 7:00, so we drove into town to find someplace with internet to pull up the email. We couldn't find anyplace open. We looked at the clock- it was 9:15 PM and it looked like it was just 6:30 or 7:00. Maybe we will get used to the sun being up so long one of these days. It doesn't set until after 10 PM. And that time keeps getting later and later the further north we drive.