(July 25)
Dear Folks,
Here we are in Ft. McPherson.
We are at a small recreation area overlooking a lake. We are on Indigenous land. The entire highway goes through indigenous land. We stopped for gas at a coop. We asked if we could buy a broom. They gave us a broom! Very generous.
At the coop, we asked where the campground is and how we would pay. There is no charge. It is free to anyone who wants to use it.
There are outhouses (not accessible), water, picnic tables, metal containers for recyclables and trash. The surface here is gravel. We do pretty well with it on the flat. The metal containers are in little hollows. Karma got down, fine. Trying to come out, we got stuck. Fortunately, there is cell service here. So we called 911 and were rescued by the RCMP. That’s Miranda McKinnon by her cruiser.
We won’t try to put anything else in the containers before we leave.
Yes, we will definitely not try to reach the bins again before we leave.
We actually came to the “wrong” campsite. There is a bigger one right before you get into town among trees overlooking the Peel River, which we crossed by ferry. This one is on the edge of town, next to houses. But we like it here, so will stay put for this night. We can hear the ravens (which sound like the screaming sheep meme), loons, gulls. Huge dragonflies are zipping about. We may check out the other site on our way back.
Officer McKinnon is from Prince Edward Island. Her family has a cabin in Maine. They go every summer. She loves Maine.
ALWAYS an adventure!
Wags and hugs.
The Lowman Family.
