Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Day 26 Barkerville to Lilloet, BC

We have't had internet for a couple of days, so I will try to catch up tonight.  We are back to beautiful days again, with blue skies and warming  up temperatures. I started the day out with my long johns on, had them off by 10 AM stop, then by the time we got to Lillioet, was down to t-shrt and very hot. The weather report is for warmer weather as we head over to the coast and south in Canada.  Last night was the most difficult night, as we had a room at the top of the Barkerville B and B and a shared bathroom downstairs in this little 3 bedroom very old house that we shared with John and Gail, and Callie and Colin.


June came in about 7:30 AM to fix breakfast- delicious apricot scones, cheese omelets, fruit in cream, and coffee.



   Fiona and Anne arrived about 8:30 and I guess we were supposed to have shared breakfast
with them. They went to the Barkerville restaurant, where June paid their bill. The drivers meeting had been postponed until 9 AM so we could all eat, but those who managed to get the first breakfast in the St. George hotel, headed out early. Linda had waited for us, and George and Kathy just finished at the other B&B in Barkerville. It was a "tree' drive most of the day, until we got into the valley just before Lillioet.


Lunch was at A and W, with ice cream at Clinton. Once we arrived in our hotel, thankfully with a private bath, we showered and went to dinner at the local Greek restaurant. I am getting very sensitive about plans being made, then being changed, and then feeling left out, something I have been trying very hard not to let it affect me. I didn't hear any stories at dinner of tickets being given, fire alarms being set off, or other excitement for the day. Dasymae ran fine other than a very noise backfire just after Linda filled her with petrol.

Day 25 Quesnel to Barkerville

Today it was a very short, but chilly ride from Quesnel to Barkerville. I hear that the weather is supposed to become warmer as the week progresses.
We arrive in Barkerville, an old mining town about 10 AM.  Although Ken assures us that Barkerville is a lot of fun, we are skeptical, after a boring day at Fort Steele, another old town. (George having fun below)
http://www.barkerville.ca/default.htm.
At least there is a program that has events such as debates in the middle of the city,
entertaining presentations about gold mining,

fun theatrical reviews,
and fun serious drama plays in which Colin was invited to participate as a witness at the trial
All the actors were very good, much better than we expected.
As we were spending the night in Barkerville, we also had dinnner at the Chinese restaurant in the town and celebrated Callie's birthday. Not one fireworks item came out for this birthday.
Callie and friend Richard
We both agreed that it indeed was a much better visit than Fort Steele.