Prince Rupert, BC to Smithers, BC

Sunday, August 17th, 2014 We managed to get some decent sleep last night aboard the Taku. I did better than Bob, as I had the better pillows for cushions. It pays to plan ahead!

It was a long day to Prince Rupert. We arrived at 3:15 pm. For part of the day we were in heavy fog and very low visibility. Fortunately they backed into this dock thus unloading cars from the back first. This put us near the front of the line to get off. Just after 4:00 PM we had cleared customs and were on our way.

We spotted the Columbia in dock in Prince Rupert. We had traveled on that vessel to Sitka from Haines. It is larger than the Taku and had a formal dining room on board as well as a cafeteria. They both gave a comfortable ride at sea.

We headed out Rt 16 East, making it all the way to Smithers. That was about a 250 mile drive. The road was smooth, traffic was light and the mountains and river valley was beautiful. It was a very relaxing drive. It felt good being on the road again after Haines, Sitka and a very long ferry ride. I was amazed at the high rocky peaks of the mountains swinging around New Hazelton, BC. The sky was not quite right to get a good picture of that, but it was inspiring.

We pulled into a Safeway Parking lot around 9:15 PM. There were a few other campers in the lot as well. We were looking forward to a good nights sleep.