Day 2 had us up early and after a hearty brekkie we hooked Edna to trusty old Tex and we’re off. Continuing ever higher up Highway 99 we hit Lillooet before noon. Finding the cheapest place in town for diesel ( $2.05 per liter) we gas up and continue on. Lunchtime finds us stopping beside Pavilion Lake. We continue through Marble Canyon and soon find ourselves rolling downhill into the historic Hat Creek Ranch area and the Junction with Highway 97. Turning left we head up towards Prince George but at 93 Mile we turn east on Highway 24 through the Interlakes region . 100 kms and 100 lakes. A paradise for campers, fishers, canoeists and kayakers, the region boasts over 300 fishable lakes. (Wikipedia claim) Settled and developed in the early 1900’s by Angus McDonald and his 3 sons it is a high plateau of rolling pastures, forests, ranchlands, cowboys and loggers. At the end of Highway 24 there is a long winding downhill stretch of close to 10 kms, the bottom of which brings you to the tiny community of Little Fort and the Yellowhead Highway, Highway 5.
We turn left. Our destination for the night is Clearwater. Arriving just south of Clearwater is our campground. In we pull and set up. We are positioned between Highway 5 to the west and the North Thompson River to the east. On the east bank of the river runs the Canadian National Railway main line from Edmonton to Vancouver. All night long we were serenaded by the hum of semi tires on one side and train whistles and steel wheels on the other. At times it was comforting, the white noise from the drone of the sounds. At other times downright annoying as the trains just had to blow their whistles at certain points in their journeys.
Finally the night became still and I drifted into thr arms of Morpheus.