Smithers to Prince George 377.6 km
Accumulated distance: 3763 km
Maximum speed 138 kph
Moving average: 91 kph
Overall average 68 kph
Moving time: 4:10
Total time 5:34
The terraine is a little less dramatic after leaving Smithers. Nonetheless, it is still new to us so interesting. We pass by Francois Lake, immortalized in the Rachelle van Zanten song "Going Back to Francois".
We are staying at the Prince George Sandman so I have asked the GPS to find the Sandman for us. We get to P.G. and soon after arriving in town, we see a beautiful, new Sandman hotel on the side of the highway. This is not the Sandman of old: a run down motel, outside doors faded in the sunlight with maybe a pool in the middle of the parking lot, it is big, sleek and with a Chop restaurant and Rockford restaurant. However, the GPS tells us to keep going, so we do.
We get to the GPS's Sandman and it is the Sandman of old: a run down motel, the doors to the rooms are faded from the sun and there is a "garden" - a fountain with a couple of benches - in the middle of the parking lot. It looks very grim. Fortunately, our reservation is at the new Sandman so we quickly double back. Indeed, it is not the Sandman of old. It is sleek, modern, a little hip and certainly contemporary. The colours in th rooms are dark blue, taupe and grey with wood trim.
Anyway, we go to dinner and the Rockford in the hotel and blow off a little steam, which is fun. It is a beautiful evening and we are sitting outside and the spider is making its web beside our table. The "fancy" clothes we are wearing tonight - those we have reserved for special occasions, aren't quite fitting like they did at the beginning of the trip so we know it is time tog et abck on track. Starting Monday.
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