Since leaving the convoy the days seem to be rolling into each other. We travelled from Dawson Creek through farming properties to Grande Prairie and then on to Grande Cache. It was probably the windiest part of our holiday with the winds quite strong around Grande Prairie. Lots of gas fields visible from the road and probably many more further into the bush. It was not a terribly exciting drive once we left Grande Prairie as we have been spoilt with some magnificent scenery during our trip. Quite a few timber mills and roads leading off into the forests where they are logging. We made the mistake of turning into one of these roads to stop for lunch but got caught in the mud so made a hasty retreat back on to the sealed road. Our vehicle is not 4 wheel drive so we were a bit anxious for awhile. Once the soil gets wet here it turns to mud.
We had a very steep mountain climb into Grande Cache where we stayed in a Municipal campground on the top of a hill in amongst the trees. We were only dry camping so unfortunately we were in quite an open area and subjected to the cold strong wind. That night we cooked in the camp kitchen out of the wind and were joined by quite a few people of varying ages having a family get together. They had driven 5 hours just for the long weekend as they said it was a luxury to be able to spend time in a national park. They were sitting around in sleeveless tops and Jim and myself were all rugged up and enjoying the warmth of the fire. Their meal looked far more exciting than ours as each family member had brought a dish and they were cooking fresh corn on the cob on top of the fire. There appeared to be a ball game on in town and there were quite a few campers camped around the ball park. They were very exposed to the elements and camping in a tent would not have been pleasant.
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