6/7 Fort Nelson, B.C.

There weren't a lot of places to stop on our way so we did the thing we said we wouldn't do and drove for 5/6 hours, instead of 3. From now on we are going to slow down, we have 3 months and if we keep going the way we are driving now we will be done in a month. Of course our daughter would be happy if it was done that soon but that wasn't our intention.
We got up this morning and the sun was shining, it was great too see. I must say though it was one heck of a bright sun. As we were getting ready to leave the clouds were rolling in but for the most part we still had a lot of blue sky to see. Matt and Connie got going before us and we said our Good byes and said we would see them on the road later on. After leaving the RV Park we stopped at the Flying J to top off our gas tank and were on the road by 9:15am. We made a little trip, out of our way, to go on the Kiskatinaw River Bridge. This in an 534 foot-long wooden bridge that is sloped and has a 9 degree curve to conform with the bend in the highway. The weight limit is 55,115 lbs. Dave said we were at 33,000 lbs. so we went across it, kind of scary I must say.
On our way to Fort Nelson we saw a deer, a fox ran across the road ahead of us then we saw the 1st Black Bear. We turned a bend and saw a car pulled over ahead, the highway doesn't really have anywhere to pull off so we slowed down. When we got close enough to the car we saw there was a Black Bear next to it. As we approached the car took off but I couldn't get the camera out fast enough to take a picture of the bear. (Forgot to say, right before that bear spotting Dave was starting to fall asleep at the wheel, boy, that sure woke him up.)
A while later I spotted another Black Bear laying in the grass then another one a little bit further up the road. Right after seeing the last 2 bears there was a sign to please stop for the school buses when the lights are flashing. I'm thinking I don't want my kid getting off a school bus while the Black Bears are hanging around, but maybe that's just me.
Another part of the drive, looking way ahead, we see someone in the middle of the road, so we slowed down as we approached. It was City workers throwing asphalt in the holes in the roads and then letting the cars/trucks/RV ect. smash the stuff down. Pretty smart on their part.
We arrived in Fort Nelson at 3:30, then found out we were on the wrong time zone the last 2 days. It was really 2:30, oh well. We set up the RV then took a drive around town, not much to see there that's for sure. We visited the Welcome Center, not much there either. Came back to the RV then walked over to the Heritage Museum, now that was very interesting. They had lots of pioneer artifacts and one of the most impressive collections of antique cars. They even have a 1908 Buick that still runs, the owner even drove it to Whitehorse in 2008, which I think is about 1,200 miles. He said they would drive 200 miles a day. He rents it out for weddings and other special occasions.The museum had lots of displays of wildlife, even an albino moose.
It was then back to the RV, BBQ some steak and asparagus for dinner. Relax for the evening then get back on the road again. Tomorrow's stop should be Liard River Hotsprings.