Variety is the Spice of Life- Prince Rupert BC

For spice, stay in a hostel. Staying at a Best Western or La Quinta is kinda sterile-you usually don't interact with other guests-just check in -sleep-and leave-kinda boring. Hostels are usually large houses with sleeping and cooking accommodations. Some have individual rooms but almost all have a dorm style-rows of bunk beds some co-ed and some not. We had a single room. It was small, had bunk beds (guess which one I got), shared bathroom living room and kitchen. This one had free computer, exceptionally clean bathrooms, baskets to keep your food and a fridge for beverages.

We met Christy who runs the place, super person, got settled and then met some of the guests. A group of young people, the "tree planters" had just moved in. They stay in the bush, live in tents, and plant seedling on clear cut land-for the lumber companies. They had been "out" for a long time and were ready to party. The one guy (I nicknamed him Blackfoot) had his foot propped up exposing the bottom of his socks-YUK! Alex wasn't happy when he had to pose for the picture. They invited us to go to a local watering hole and as Paul Harvey would say, "Stay tuned for the Rest of the Story".