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Well where was I....
Ah yes Tuesday 15th:
Satnam took the day off today, we owe him a lot his generosity has been limitless.
We jumped on the Nisga Hwy which heads north towards Alaska, then a little North -west toward the coast. We stopped at a couple of villages that belonged to the First Nations group Tsimshian. We also stopped at the Tseax Lava Beds http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1200-10- rumour has it that many years ago First Nations children caught a fish, slit its back and stuck sticks in it that were on fire and laughed as it swan back down the river with smoking sticks sticking out of the water. As a result of this disrespect the cinder cone erupted - the last eruption in Canada. The lava dammed the Nisga river. When we saw it it was a beautiful stark contrast to the fresh snow that lay on it.
From there our next stop was a natural hot springs. You know what they say it is not what you know, but who you know, well we knew Satnam and he knew about this hotspring. We parked on the side of the highway, and climbed a short trail, it was only a 5 minute walk to the hotspring but we could smell the sulfur long before we got there. Hot water bubbled out of the ground and into a small man made pit, we had to dam the stream alongside and redirect some of the cold water into it as it was hot. We spent about an hour relaxing in the tub, before really really really quickly getting dressed (it was cold!)
We were lucky enough to be invited to Paul's (Satnam's boss also from Sri Lanka) for dinner that night and had roast moose, which was from last years hunt but really really yummy.
Wednesday 16: A boring 'personal administration day' you know chores and stuff. Although we did have an enjoyable dinner with Quinton and his partner. Some of you may remember Quinton from his visit to Australia a few years ago. He was kind enough to share with us his homemade wine, beer, vodka (aka moonshine) and Everclear. Everclear is for those who are unsure, 100proof whiskey, 75.5% from Alaska.....
apparently this is verging on the long side again so i will be back....
Ah yes Tuesday 15th:
Satnam took the day off today, we owe him a lot his generosity has been limitless.
We jumped on the Nisga Hwy which heads north towards Alaska, then a little North -west toward the coast. We stopped at a couple of villages that belonged to the First Nations group Tsimshian. We also stopped at the Tseax Lava Beds http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1200-10- rumour has it that many years ago First Nations children caught a fish, slit its back and stuck sticks in it that were on fire and laughed as it swan back down the river with smoking sticks sticking out of the water. As a result of this disrespect the cinder cone erupted - the last eruption in Canada. The lava dammed the Nisga river. When we saw it it was a beautiful stark contrast to the fresh snow that lay on it.
From there our next stop was a natural hot springs. You know what they say it is not what you know, but who you know, well we knew Satnam and he knew about this hotspring. We parked on the side of the highway, and climbed a short trail, it was only a 5 minute walk to the hotspring but we could smell the sulfur long before we got there. Hot water bubbled out of the ground and into a small man made pit, we had to dam the stream alongside and redirect some of the cold water into it as it was hot. We spent about an hour relaxing in the tub, before really really really quickly getting dressed (it was cold!)
We were lucky enough to be invited to Paul's (Satnam's boss also from Sri Lanka) for dinner that night and had roast moose, which was from last years hunt but really really yummy.
Wednesday 16: A boring 'personal administration day' you know chores and stuff. Although we did have an enjoyable dinner with Quinton and his partner. Some of you may remember Quinton from his visit to Australia a few years ago. He was kind enough to share with us his homemade wine, beer, vodka (aka moonshine) and Everclear. Everclear is for those who are unsure, 100proof whiskey, 75.5% from Alaska.....
apparently this is verging on the long side again so i will be back....
posted by Gemma at
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Where are the photos guys? We love them
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