At long last we are on the Alcan Highway. Here it is known as the Alaska Highway.
British Columbia has bugs!
You know you are in a small town when the Welcome to Hudson's Hope sign is painted with the same message front and back!
The first 80 mile of the Alcan were somewhat less scenic than the last few days. It was nice to take a break from the superlative views. I did get a picture of a bear. He was so busy eating that he didn't look up until I had put the camera up and was about to ride away. Alas!
We met a mechanic at at the campground who told us his wage. He gets 160.00CD per hour. That 'splains a lot! Of course he is a self employed oil field mechanic so he should be well paid. He also explained that the prices here reflect the fact that this is oil country and the wells are producing gangbusters. I think I will ride back part of the trip through Canada and see if eastern areas are as expensive. "It's only money"
Gas up here is only a buck more a gallon that in WA. Since my bike gets 4.2 L/CKM (liters per 100 kilometers) I'm not concerned about the transportation cost. Fred likes to camp so "lodging" is cheap. We can fit two tents onto one tent site. Meals are the only unavoidable expense. "Ya gotta eat" but I won't eat at a Rallys type places.
Canada has no one or two dollar bills. The one dollar coin is known as the "Loonie" and the two dollar coin the "Toonie". Does that mean that the Canucks are Loonie Toons? They are very hospitable despite my vocal disdain for the Canada Goose.
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