After paying our two loonies (Canadian dollars) for our showers on Sunday morning and gathering up our clean laundry (!), we headed back out on the highway.
Our first stop was just up the road:
According to the guidebook this was a not to be missed attraction and I think I will agree with that. Apparently a homesick GI posted a sign pointing to his hometown in 1942 and it was a tradition that quickly caught on. There are now thousands of signs. Pictures cannot really describe how many rows upon rows of signs there are behind these posts. There are a lot of families/places represented here!
{sidenote: yes, I am wearing blue camo gauchos. awesome no?
i got them on sale at Target 4 or 5 years ago and they are just so comfy. and highly stylish of course.}
Luke wouldn't let me take his picture until we found a sign that he liked. We agreed we couldn't get much better than this!
{he grew up a mere 50 miles from the world famous corn palace}
After this stop we hit the highway for real. We had picked up a free guidebook the day before so I was busy scouring the pages for places we simply couldn't miss. This was the next one we reached:
Johnson's Crossing "World Famous" Cinnamon Rolls.
{according to my husband they are not as good as the ones his classmate's mother makes}
After being on the road for 7 days, someone revolted over the seating arrangements:
In case any of you were feeling sorry for her, I am here to show proof that she didn't have it so bad:
The rest of the day was filled with a lot of this:
That night we reached Kluane Lake:
I had read a rave review in the trusty guidebook about a campground located on the lake and we decided that we would stay. I am so glad we did because this was the view from our spot:
{sidenote: this was taken at 6:30 in the morning. look at how high that sun is!}
On Sunday night we got the camper set up in our spot and decided to head out for a walk along the beach. As we were walking and talking and just enjoying being with one another, we both agreed that we were just ready to be done. Ready to be off the road, out of the car and in a real bed in a real room. So we decided to set the alarm for early and drive until we got there.
So that's what we did.
Apparently it was the wise decision as someone else was feeling the weariness of the road:
{she pretty much refused to leave the front seat the whole day}
Let's get a close up on this woebegone creature:
Heartbreaking no?
So we hit the road and hit is hard. Soon enough we saw something pretty exciting:
After an incredibly easy border crossing (God answers prayer!), we hit the road for more driving. While the wildlife was lacking (all we saw in these two days was 1 wolf, which I didn't actually see), the scenery was beautiful:
Soon enough, we reached our destination.
(and by soon enough I mean after a looooong day of driving, driving and driving. it seems that every time we calculated the mileage we had left it wasn't getting less)
We met Luke's Great Aunt LaVonne, who is letting us crash in the other side of her duplex and then started to get settled into our new home. Unfortunately I had a paper due right away the next morning that I needed something online for, so we headed out to find wifi. We eventually found it and I got to see what I needed to see (I was doing my paper on a specific episode of Parenthood) and headed back so I could finish up my paper. Then, we had to drive BACK to where we found it the first time so I could upload it. It was a very exciting end to our adventure!
Now that we've been here for awhile (and yes, I will take pictures and post them soon of our new home!), it feels like the trip just flew by.
However, we are both in agreement that we would like to be here for awhile because neither of us are ready quite yet to pack everything up and repeat that trip very soon.
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