A heavy fog covered the Liard River extending up to our parking area. As the fog started to lift, we could see that some neighbors had moved in during the night. Also during the night, my mountain bike’s rear tire went flat. It was another tiny pin hole. I remember yesterday a piece of an old tire about the size of a small cell phone had gotten lodged between the chain and the bike frame. If that chunk had reinforcing wire in it, that could have been when my tire was punctured and the slow leak took all night for it to go flat. Easy fix, throw away the old, put in the new. On the road, it is quickly obvious that today will be a struggle; we have a headwind, maybe 15 mph. The hills are bad enough and with the wind it makes for really slow going. Betty waits for me along the Liard River overlooking the Cranberry Rapids. It is a spectacular one mile run of swift water and continuously challenging rapids. I hoped to see some kayakers shoot them or maybe a guide leading a group of rafters, not.
Hills and headwinds continued through the afternoon. I was really happy to see the RV parked a mile or two before I had expected. This little settlement is at the confluence of the Liard and Coal Rivers. They have a generator that apparently runs 24-7 to provide electricity. Each parking space has 15 Amp electrical service. I told Betty that Eddie (of Eddies’ Repair) wouldn’t run 15 Amp to a single circuit let alone to supply an RV site. We had a chuckle and toasted the Eddies.