Return of the Fat Bastard - Canyon Run

June 9th 2016

      5 a.m. comes early in the big city. I was awoken 4 hours after I went to bed with the lovely Lisa twisting my big toe. We were packed and had all our luggage waiting by the front door the night before we just needed to put it in the car grab a couple of go-cups of Jo and we were on the move. Our goal was to be out of the house and in motion by 6. We pulled out of the driveway at exactly 6:09. We were going against the flow of traffic and made unbelievable time.

With Lisa Andretti at the wheel we were over the Port Mann Bridge and the other side of Langley before my coffee had cooled down enough for me to drink.
      As we drove out into the valley past Abbotsford it's started to rain. A slate-gray sky hung over the entire Valley.

So I took off my sunglasses and it really wasn't that bad. Before you know it, we were beyond Hope and I could see the light at the end of the tunnel.

      There's a restaurant in Boston Bar that has a humongous number of Hummingbirds and we planned to stop there for breakfast. We called it the Hummingbird Cafe. That's not the real name, and next thing you knew we were passing Lyton and my dreams of a Hummingbird breakfast were dashed like a River Rafter going through the rapids
      We continued on our way through Hells Gate  which was a giant construction zone. Spences Bridge and into Cache Creek. If you have never been up this way it's desert. Sagebrush, cactus and rattlesnakes. Not to be confused with dessert which would be like Baked Alaska or pie! Any kind of pie!

      When we got to Cache Creek we saw a billboard for Hungry Herbies Drive In.... Home of the famous Monster Burger.

I didn't have the Monster Burger I had a cheeseburger and so did Lisa and we shared onion rings and fries. Now the lovely Lisa is wracked with guilt over having a cheeseburger for breakfast. I had no issues at all. And I'm the one who shouldn't be eating this stuff!
      Rolling out of Cache Creek with a belly full of Herbie burgers and a go cup of gas station Jo, we pointed Otto at Prince George.
      As you leave Cache Creek the Desert scenery gives way to Rolling Hills dotted with cattle and horses, the river winding serpentine through the verdant hills spilling over it's banks providing life giving water for man and beast. Okay that may have been the worst sentence I have ever written. Screw it it's staying in.

Cows

      That's about the time it started raining again.By the time we got to 100 mile house the rain had stopped and there was a couple selling Okanagan cherries out of a motor home in the parking lot of the mall.

   Strangely once we started eating cherries the weather cleared right up.

Now we are about 60 k from Prince George. We have driven all the way on one tank of gas. I want to go for it. You know, tempt fate, go for broke. Instead I pumped Otto full of diesel while the lovely Lisa Andretti informed me it wasn't worth the risk. I tried math on her but to no avail. We had travelled 795 kilometres on a full tank of 50 litres. But wait! Otto only took 43.2 litres. That means there was still 6.8 litres left in the tank. That's approximately 140 kilometres of fuel. I guess "Math is Hard!!!"

      When we got to Prince George I was pissed, we drove all that way and there was not even a regular George to meet us let alone a Prince! We checked into the Semi Luxurious Carmel Inn and got settled in.Then called Dr Dan. 

Semi luxurious

He met us at the Semi Luxurious Carmel Inn and then we all went into town so he could change his clothes. He recently bought a house but hasn't taken possession yet. That's why we're in the Semi Luxurious Carmel Inn. That and the lovely Lisa's favourite is Carmel. To be honest when I booked it I thought it was the Camel Inn..... I like Camels. I used to smoke them when I smoked!

      When we left the semi luxurious Carmel Inn we went to look at the house that he has just bought but hasn't taken possession yet . Then we stopped by the place Dr. Dan is staying so he could change his clothes. 

We went to the Oak Room Grill a new place in Prince George that Dr Dan had never been to for dinner. 

The service was good, the food was good, I had chicken and a Cesar salad. After dinner Dr Dan had a function we sent him on his way to do Doctor stuff with other Doctors as both the lovely Lisa and I are bagged! I don't know how she does it. 

      Tomorrow is the big day for Ryland. High school finished, diploma in hand ready to take on the world! Way to go Ry!!!

That's all I've got 

Till next time 

Peace out