Yes, another rest day. “All he does is rest. Shirker!”. In my defense I needed to stop and get some provisions for the next leg, and I was feeling a bit tired and then I stubbed my toe and at one point there was even a bit of something in my eye, so all in all just impossible to carry on.
Not much happens in Watson Lake. Any town that makes a feature of some poles with road signs on has to be scraping the bottom of the barrel. See…
So instead of boring you further with Watson Lake here are some photos I promised last time.
First a moose crossing the road. See if you can spot him/her…
A porcupine up a bank…
The Grouch will be making an appearance in 2km. He must be struggling for work.
And finally, should you feel the need to give an impromptu lecture, then the Canadian authorities have provided you with outdoor lecture facilities…
Or maybe a press briefing on how you managed to evade a savage bear attack by honking at him.
I’m off now to cycle the Cassiar Highway. I don’t expect much in the way of internet access, but I’ve said that before and been somewhat surprised. Only somewhat.
So pip pip until the next time.
Love
Pete
Patagonia Pete 
Love the animal photos. The moose looks so……..moose-like. Unless it´s Marie-Cloud and Brock in a very convincing moose-suit.
The Cassiar Highway looks completely empty on Google everything.
Good to know there´s still some wilderness out there, and some mad fools like my dear bro ready to cycle through it and take wildlife photos. Take care, love sis
Now I start worrying!…… Thank goodness you are riding a bike on a highway. I saw pictures of fools riding horses, off the highway. How crazy is that? Your bike will stick with you through thick and thin, I wouldn’t trust a horse to stay around for ten seconds if it even smelt a bear! It would have you off its back and away on its toes before you could say “hio Silver”.
The country really is spectacular isn’t it? But I only intend to paint pictures you have taken, so there.
Lotsof love, do take care!!!
Rest, did I hear you say you’re resting? After only 1200km and 100+ per day. Poor you, how are you going to ever call yourself a superhero with those figures?
I reckon you should find a muscle gym and show them Alaskan bodybuilders what Super Pete can do with naked iron bars, strong legs and a British sense of humour (or should that be humor as you’re now learning American English)?
Love the posts Pete. Nearly (?) always brings a smile to my ugly one!
How about pictures of your developing legs? A leg cam?
Where are the stories of how you solve the other issues of such long rides i.e. potty breaks with bears and bats and beavers jumping out of trees looking for fresh…
Pete. The moose – you’re going to have to give me a clue. Is it in the trees? Or hiding behind the car? O.K. got it. It’s behind that bush on the left.
P.S. Beware of the porcupines.They look really cute, but in reality are quite sarcastic.
Keep going!
Steve