Ice Road Truckers-Pa. to Alaska

That's what we felt like -the temp was 33 degrees and I figure it's a wind chill of - 50 (seemed like it). We left Jasper early in the morning and shivered for many miles. I hadn't bolgged since Jasper so we stopped in McBride, British Columbia at the combination visitors center and Beanery Bistro. We struck gold with food and computer access. As the Pa. Dutch say, we ate ourselves full.

We met owners Donna and Andy plus all the locals. I was blogging and Bruce was "bulling". He said it was the best food he had since we have been on the road. I told them yes, but we only started yesterday. He topped the meal off with a giant piece of home made pie. I had trouble getting him to leave- kinda like a stray hungry puppy that you feed.

Andy was once a logger like the ones you see on TV's "Ax Men". He is certified which you have to be in BC or work commercially. If Andy's tree cutting was as good as his cooking-then he was "Paul Bunyan".

We always seek the local Diners, Dives, and Drive-ins- that's where the characters hang out. Bruce and I tend to meet folks easily and it is a lot of fun.

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