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Bloggy’s Journey North, Day 1

1st Leg: Seattle, Washington, to Quesnal, British Columbia

Mr_Bloggy and his Travelnatrix, who will remain unnamed, made it as far as Quesnel, BC on Tuesday, not quite to Prince George but the darkness had descended - in, on, and around the car, and the Quesnel Travelodge was as far as today would permit. 500 + miles and nearly 12 hours, including a remarkable border crossing, in which the vehicle was searched and many stern faces and curt questions were asked of Mr_Bloggy and his Travelnatrix. As a side note, if you take the Sumas crossing, be prepared for a few miles of Washington dairy farms of exceedingly dense and obscene odors on the way to the crossing. In case you’ve forgotten already, and who hasn’t, Mr_B is co-piloting a car journey up the treacherous and pregnant with doom Alcan Highway to Anchorage, Alaska to be a helpful cuss to his Travelnatrix friend and dictator. He is also trying to find out along the way,  from the common  folks, if Sarah Palin has ever visited and if they think she represents the wild and independent spirit of the Folks of the North©.  See the end of this report for today’s answers. Much more here.

DFO: Mr_Bloggy and a friend are traveling the Alcan Highway to Anchorage, Alaska, in her Subaru Outback. He'll be providing daily dispatches from the trek.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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