We stopped for fuel in Quesnel, and later stopped for a picnic breakfast later at a roadside shop, where Cath shopped and I napped. Cath got a necklace for Nancy, a hummingbird book for Janine, and ½ lb of salted caramel fudge (yumm). A beautiful day, it was up to 21C by 11 am.
It was up to 25C when we turned west at Williams Lake, on the Bello Coola Road. I wanted to see a bit of Chilcotin country. We did see very dry grasslands at fairly high elevation, after climbing some steep hills to get into the area.
Lots of log trucks on the road, back and forth to the mills in Williams Lake. Sometimes it was tedious, being stuck behind a loaded truck going up one of the hills; other times it was scary meeting these truck as they descended the hills at high speed, especially when we were on the outside of the curves when we met.
Once back to the main road, we had a good picnic lunch stop beside Lac la Hache, north of 100 Mile House. The pair of loons out on the lake made it feel quite northern.
It was over 30C by 3pm, so the A/C went on. The Cache Creek area is quite desert-like. The temp kept on creeping up, to 34.5C by 4pm. Thank goodness again for A/C!
We expected to stop somewhere around Spences Bridge, but because it was 36C (97F) there we pressed on to Merritt, across a very scenic #8 secondary road. We got camped in Merritt, w/e for $30, on a site with some shade and a breeze. It was down to 30C by then, which felt pretty nice by comparison. Egg salad sandwiches for supper, dishes done and relaxing by 6:30.
Following you on the map it looks like you squeezed in a long day here.
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