After spending the night at Candle Lake we loaded the plane up to the max, including Trouble the cat, and took off from the grass runway. There were a few people at their cabins along the airstrip watching us and waving as we took off. We flew over Torch River which flows into Candle Lake, we have never flown that way before but we have skidooed that way so it was awesome to see it from above!
On the way we flew near Elk Ridge and Waskesiu!
We plan to stop at Bonneville, Alberta, 1.5 hours from Candle Lake. Paul called the airport this morning to see if they have a courtesy car that we can use, and the fellow working there offered his the use of his truck so I can run into town and grab food for supper, as we plan to camp at Watson Lake tonight!
There’s a campground at Watson Lake, and we have packed our tents and sleeping bags in the plane. It’s 9 km to town from the airport, which is a $35 cab ride one way. We figured we would save the $ and try camping tonight. I sure hope the bugs aren’t bad!! I was also hoping to see the sign post forest but we may have to pass it up this time. The campsite is near the lake so I’m looking forward to camping there.
