ARE WE STILL HAVING FUN ??? As Les posted...we are a day behind them. Had rain all day Monday to Watson Lake .. got up this morning it was raining lightly but said after yesterday even getting gaiters on..and off we headed. Rain, yea like downpour would be a better description. Stopped just before Muncho (sp) Lake for breakfast..I was soaked all the way through...found the problem. Mine new, great wonderful, perfect rain pants crotch seam had come "unwelded"...sitting in water for 2 1/2 hours did a good job of soaking me from stem to stern...so much for those gaiters keeping my feet dry!!! But no worries..we are still having fun. In the last couple days have seen 1 moose in pond; 3 bears...2 ran across road in front of us at diff times. One of those and today's bear are on the higher pay scale for entertaining tourists as they stayed out in open and faced us...posing for pics I'm sure but dang...to cold, to much rain. No pic. Saw 1 ptarmagin bird; some small rodent that decided to "go for it" and ran between Dave's spyder and trailer...when I saw him he was still upright and running like a bat out of hell!!! Today besides black bear saw LOTS and LOTS of bison..wow they are so dark (much like yesterdays cariboo)..must be the water!!! From Muncho Lake on the rain ramped up as did the construction..yep we found the worst road yet outside of Fort Nelson and the Spyders performed very well. I know without a doubt that Spyders would easily handle the Dalton Highway, after what we went over today the Dalton would feel like a freeway. Walked into motel, asked if they had washer/dryer..NOPE...he looked at me and said but I will gladly do your laundry if that would help...I looked not only like a drowned, freezing cold rat plus MUD COVERED. So I said you got it..and now I feel like I am staying at the Ritz...with my own personal laundry service. We all survived, altho cold, wet, dirty and the Spyders are wet and dirty...well except Roger & Linda's...their Spyder is all shiny white (darn that Roger for showing us lazy ones up..yep he was out there washing his off...but we are revoking his weatherman certification...as he promised us sunshine all day today!!!) Oh yea are we still having fun? You better believe it...just part of the adventure...tomorrow is a short ryde to Dawson Creek...after DC it will just be Dave, Joni and myself finishing out the adventure as we spend 3 days in Banff area...saw Robin and Tommy's facebook post of all the awesome scenery...Well I am about to have call this day done and go to bed. :yes::yes::yes:
