Day 6 Baynes Lake BC to Eureka MT

Outside my tent around 2am, above my head was the most amazing sight – a sky crammed full of stars & galaxies, all different sizes & brightnesses. Looking closer I could even pick out satellites speeding along in different orbits.

Before leaving, Ken came by to check on me. He told me a little about the lake – draws its water from Elk River though no streams or rivers enter or leave it. It’s teaming with many types of fish, & is home to a large population of turtles which bask en mass at the waterside each year to lay their eggs. Must be quite a spectacle. He directed me to the Saturday Farmers Market at the old school house & here, I discovered, is where the community connects – starting with the CAN $8 big breakfast, then shop & hang out.

Anne came by and next thing l was being introduced to more locals than you could shake a stick at! All had stories from way back – early deaths when logging, crude surgery following gun shot wounds, but all about the strength of community – and that I can confirm is still very much alive!

I crossed the border into USA without event & on to a motel to wait for Dan. It was a little bit like the war film, One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing & true to form, after all hope had gone, a message came telling me he’d reached the Roosville boarder.