On Our Way

We set out on Tuesday. We were packed to the top, but we had just enough room for our bodies and our soaring spirits. Our trip was fairly uneventful through Alaska. We reached the Canadian border and crossed it quickly. Within just a few minutes, we came upon a little black bear hanging out right on the side of the road. He was so sad looking, he just sat on his hind end and looked longingly at us. The boys named him Happy. From that point on we saw bear after bear. Some alone, some together. We decided to drive through the night as everone was prety excited still. At about 3:00 a.m. Brad and I decided to pull into a rest area and get a few hours of sleep with the kids. So as adventues go, ours was not too eventful. We saw lots and lots of wildlife and Brad would always pull over so the boys could see.
Wednesday afternoon we made it to Liard Hotsprings and decided to stay there for the night Thus, the adventure begins.

We set up camp, changed to our swim suits and took a relaxing dip in the hotsprings. One end had some cool water springs mixing in and made that end of the springs perfect for children. There were also some fallen logs across the water that the boys were able to hang from the trees. It was very Swiss family Robinson. When we got back to our site, the wind decided to pick up and cool off. Dinner was fixed quickly, jammies were put on and everyone was tucked in for the night by 8:00. The boys drifted off quickly. As Brad and I lay there trying to go to sleep ourselves, we heard a man VERY near our tent holler something and then we heard what was distinctly bear paws running away from our tent! Yes, just moments prior I was praying and asking God to watch over us and keep us safe for the night. After that I prayed again and thanked God for sending that man to scare the bear away! I was seriously considereing packing it up and getting back on the road. But, we decided that the boys needed a good nights sleep out of the car, and so did we. So we stayed. Not a moment later it started to rain! Once again I was talking to God to thank him for the rain and asking that it stop by morning so we wouldn't have to break camp in the rain. Brad and I looked at each other again and all I could say was, "I don't think tent camping is our thing. It always rains." We both laughed and stuck it out.
4:00 a.m. brought us all to freezing and by 5:00 we were all up, shivering, and heading to the recently warmed suburban. And yes, the rain had stopped. Another thankful prayer. We were on the road by 6:00 in our jammies, but we were warm. That was all that mattered.

Tonight, Thursday, we are in Dawson Creek at the Best Western that recently put in a waterslide in their indoor pool. We watched cable (mostly Mythbusters and OCC) and we ordered dinner from Tony Romas next door. We are happy, warm, and well fed. Tomorrow we head to Edmonton for another day of civilization, malls, restaurants and hotels. YEAH!
I forgot to bring in my camera, so I will post pics tomorrow night, hopefully!
Will we try tenting again? Perhaps when we get to the states where it is a heck of alot WARMER!!!
Much love.....