Canadian convoy

Saturday 28 July

An early get up this morning as we were due to leave the museum by 8.00am. A few people at the museum to see us off and taking photos of the vehicles going on the convoy and a group photo. Chris and Lisa from Washington State who are part of the MVPA convoy spent the night at the museum also and drove with us as far as Ashcroft. They are on their way to Dawson Creek.

A beautiful drive through the Fraser Canyon - a rushing river running through the valley with mountains on either side. It was hard going for George and the weather was quite warm but everything went OK. It was good just to be able to follow the vehicle in front and not worry about where we had to go. Hopefully some of the movie shots we took will turn out.

The scenery changed considerably on the way to Ashcroft and at one stage it was almost desert like with the mountains being quite barren but with a river running through the valley. It was like something out of a cowboy movie. The farmers were using irrigation on their crops so there were patches of green amongst the barren mountains.

We visited the Legions premises at Ashcroft for lunch and then at Clinton late in the afternoon where we had dinner. The vehicles were put on display and attracted a lot of interest and everyone was very hospitable.

Just before Clinton the scenery changed once again and on the way to Green Lake it was much greener. One of the Canadian members owns a property right on the shore of the lake so all the vehicles are pulled up on his lawn with views over the lake. A beautiful spot to spend the night. Apparently this lake freezes over in the winter and they use it for recreational purposes. Looking at it now it is hard to believe but I have been shown pictures so it does actually happen.

It is Jim's birthday today and Dave, one of the Canadian members had his birthday a couple of days ago so there was cake for supper.  We were also presented with a Canadian convoy t-shirt and hat  which we will proudly wear tomorrow.  At the moment Chuck is playing his guitar and singing around a campfire so life is sweet. It surely must be time to sit around the fire as it is getting cool.