Prince Rupert

Day 74, Sunday, 8/30: It poured all night. We read somewhere that it rains an average of 14 FEET in Hyder/Stewart in a year! That is a lot of rain!!!! We were on the road by 8:30 and headed back to the junction with the Cassiar Hwy. Saw one black bear along the way, crossing the road. By the time we reached the junction turning off toward Prince Rupert we were about out of fuel but the price was right! Cheapest we have seen for awhile. It turned out to be quite warm today (in the 70’s) and the sun is shining. The drive to Prince Rupert is beautiful! Same steep rugged mountains, very green and you follow the Skeena River for most of the way. Lots of waterfalls, some eagles and some small glaciers too. Stopped in Terrace to make a Wal-Mart visit and a trip to Safeway for groceries. Then across the street to the liquor store for more wine…. Also, an ATM for cash. It is quite a large town, a little bigger than La Grande.
At Safeway, instead of a loonie to use a cart, they charge a quarter but you get the quarter back when you return the cart. While we were in the store, one of the checkers asked over the PA system for someone to bring in more buggies. We are not used to the carts being called buggies….

Prince Rupert is a beautiful seaside town and we hope to explore some of it tomorrow. Didn’t get to the RV park until almost 5:00 and had some cleaning up to do. There was a doe and a fawn grazing right here in the park and they didn’t seem to be afraid of anything or anyone. The sun is still shining and we are enjoying it!