Kamloops to Seattle

We left Kamloops after our breakfast at the motel.  During breakfast, we had a nice visit with a young fellow who makes his living as a member of a highway construction crew.  Parts of the Trans Canada Highway are being widened to 4 lanes (2 each way) and this project will take several more years to complete.  In the mountains, the work crews put in 12 to 18 hour days during the 4 to 5 months when the weather allows work to be done.  Camps are established by the construction company near the work to reduce the amount of time commuting to the job site.  The workers get a housing/subsistence allowance which is tax free.  Workers with camp trailers get about $110 per day to cover their expenses.  We wondered what arrangements were made since the distance between towns with lodging facilities was great and there were many men working on the highway.

Smoke on the Highway - Over 600 Forest Fires in British Columbia

Visibility was really poor along some stretches of the highway due the heavy smoke created by the many forest fires burning in British Columbia.  We arrived in Seattle in early afternoon and spent the rest of the day relaxing at our friend, Keith, at his place where we spent the night.