Canada – British Columbia – Williams Lake – 1 of 10 provinces on our RV Adventure

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Our first few days in Canada have been good. The pain in Lora’s back is gone with Advil and Prayer. The day started with rain and then cleared up. We fueled up for the first time in Canada the evening before. We paid $1.389 Canadian per liter (~$4.01 US per gallon). The gas is cheaper than California and many gas stations along major interstate highways in the US. British Columbia has government and local alcohol shops. Beer is more expensive than in the US. Wine is limited. Lora’s white zinfandel is virtually non-existent. I was able to find 2 bottles of Corbet Canyon White Zinfandel in Hope. Because Canada require French and English on signs and labels, the french equivalent is Rose.

Our goal is 150 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada. There is a Walmart in Williams Lake I use as a target for Google Maps. We are going blind with no reservation. We eventually stop for the evening in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada. We find a site at Will-Yun Campground in Williams Lake. The travel time from Coquihalla Campground in Hope, BC, CA to Chief Will-Yun Campground in Williams Lake, BC, CA is 4 h 17 min 388 Kilometers (241 miles) via BC-1 Trans-Canada Highway and BC-97.

We start out around 10:00 am from Hope. The clouds are melting through the mountains making the scene beautiful. Fraser River is raging. The color of the river is blue green like glacier water. The route follows the Fraser River passing through many tunnels carved into the rocky mountains along the river. Train tracks are also carved into the mountain on the other side of the river.

We curve our way through the tunnels and road with the raging beauty of the river. We drive by Hell’s Gate, an attraction with an above view of the narrow passage in the river from tram. The passage is the narrowest section in the river forcing 200,000,000 gallons of raging water per minute through its narrow gate just over 100 ft wide.

The cascades turn into rolling hills of desert like Washington states eastern side. Irrigation system waters the crops.

We spot our first group of Rams on the side of the road. We later see a single ram eating grass on the side of the road next to the highway. The desert route is not shy of water. There are small ponds and rivers flowing through the region.

From the desert to we roll back into farm land. We start seeing moose and deer warning signs along our route. Of course, there are none to see.

We are climbing small mountains into lush forests with the rivers in the valley. Spruce and birch trees cover the mountains. Wild flowers are in the small batches along the road.

We stop to eat in Cache Creek, BC. Hungry Herbies Drive In is a local restaurant on BC-97. There is a walk up order window, picnic tables on the outside and place inside to eat. The burgers were tasty and made just right. The fries were fresh cut and onion rings good. We ordered a vanilla and chocolate shake to go with the meal. We sat across the street in the visitor center parking lot so we could let Bella Bee walk around while we ate.

We decide to keep driving to Williams Lake towards Walmart. Williams Lake is another 30 minutes from 150 Mile House. It is the largest city in the region since Hope along BC-97 which is part of the Trans-Canada Highway.

Once we get to Walmart we park in the rear and start our search for a campground. There are a few options nearby. We pick Chief Will-Yum Campground. We drive back a few kilometers on BC-97 to Chief Will-Yum Campground. The campground is up on a hill off the highway. There is a gas station, store, and bar with the same name before we move up the hill. When we reach the top, we stop at the small office. The owner appears to be of Indian decent. We ask for a site for one night. We complete the sale and find our spot. The campground is not well developed. It is primarily permanent and road crew campers. There is road construction going on over at the entrance to the campground and we see some of the campers have reflector jackets outside used by road workers.

The site is level enough we do not need detach the truck or lower the jacks. The bathroom is right across from us which is great. I hook up the water and electricity only.

The remainder of the evening we stay put. Hotspot is good enough for Lora to do her Facebook and I research our next route. We are 7 hours from Dawson Creek. If we can split the time we will be good.

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