We left Prince George at 7:30 this morning on our way to Barkerville, another essential BC Tourist Attraction Nicola hadn’t seen. It’s been quite a few years since I’ve been there but I remember it being really cool. During its hey-day Barkerville was the biggest city west of Chicago and north of San Francisco, it was even bigger than Victoria. During the Gold Rush today’s equivalent of 1.5 billion dollars worth of gold was pulled form the earth around Barkerville. Today it’s still in very good condition and has been nicely restored for tourists to look around. The town is full of actors dressed in the attire of the day who give you tours and run the businesses. Everything is as it was, you can go the blacksmith and buy metal gifts or walk into the saloon for a drink, it’s a really neat place. We also stayed for a demonstration of their fully working water wheel and Nicola did some gold panning. We had a lot of fun there, another place definitely worth the detour. Tonight we are staying with my brother at his place in Vancouver for the next few days. We have to go apply for our Thailand Visas at the embassy tomorrow morning and they are supposed to be ready in a couple days.
A view down Main Street, that's snow in the background, it was so cold
The local drug store where miners could buy Ether, Cocaine or Opium
Nicola getting schooled in Gold Panning
The actors showing us the Water Wheel
The fully functional Water Wheel
Burning car on the side of the highway, how could I not take a picture?
A view down Main Street, that's snow in the background, it was so cold
The local drug store where miners could buy Ether, Cocaine or Opium
Nicola getting schooled in Gold Panning
The actors showing us the Water Wheel
The fully functional Water Wheel
Burning car on the side of the highway, how could I not take a picture?