Wonowon

After leaving Dawson Creek we were finally on the Alaska Highway. That night we stayed at a spot in the road called Wonowon, which deserves its own post. I went inside the restaurant-gas station to ask if we could park there, and they said it was OK. They had a Chester’s Chicken restaurant there, and I don’t think they had ever changed the cooking oil. We ate dinner and breakfast in the motor home and proceeded on to Fort Nelson in the morning. Any spots in the pix are snow falling.

The Greasiest of Spoons

According to Wikipedia, Wonowon is a community in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, located at Mile 101 on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway. The present-day community name is derived from the mile number, “one-oh-one,” however, the area was historically known as Blueberry. The major business center for residents is Fort St. John, and the residents observe the same clock time as Fort St. John, including its abstinence from daylight saving time.

Deserted Campground Store

Deserted Playground

Wonowon's Out-Buildings

We saw a couple of teen-aged boys come from the restaurant and disappear into a doorless building that was about the width of a “two-holer” and the depth of four outhouses. They didn’t come out for over an hour. Now I’m sorry I didn’t investigate the building. I’ve seen similar buildings that contain stairs and a tunnel that go under a road, but I don’t know where a tunnel might have gone. No smoke came from the opening, so they weren’t smoking pot (or anything else) in the small building. They just walked in at a fast pace and walked out the same way. It is the red-roofed building above. Also, note the spiffy truck.

We Dine in at Wonowon

It is hard keeping up with the time and trying to decide what time it is at home. We have gone through several time zones that have and have not used daylight savings time.

Thanks for reading,

Charlotte