There's a 60% chance of thunderstorms on both ends and the winds in Dawson Creek were forecast to have gusts to 50.
50 km that is. That computes to wind gusts above 30 in our language so with the chance of storms that high and then the winds added in, we decided to stay put, do the laundry and chill out for the day.
The route to Dawson Creek is rather benign when compared to what we've flown over so far but it's still rather remote and isolated with no airports between here and there so I'd prefer to have a better weather report before we head out. We'll still follow the Alcan at this point, though it does terminate in Dawson Creek.....if you're going the direction we're going. Going the opposite direction and this is were the Alcan begins......see how that works??
So anyway, from that point on, we'll say our goodbyes and part company with what's been our life line, good friend and companion for 1,261 miles. We will never forget the comfort and guidance the Alaskan Highway gave us for this segment of our journey.
The military guys who built this road, those many, long decades ago, could have had no idea that their work would show a couple wandering pilots the way home in the year of our Lord....2014.
Oh well......we'll see what tomorrow brings and hopefully we'll be back on our merry way.
Jim & Cindy
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| Here's a picture from this morning here in Fort Nelson. It's been like this, off and on so far today.....sometimes better sometimes worse. |
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