So we're in Canada, eh!

So we're in Canada, eh!  The Fonz used to end a sentence with "eh" and so do Canadians :) They also say "aboot" instead of "about."  Most of our Canadian knowledge comes from watching Cheech & Chong in the 70's so here's some history for those of you who like history.

Our campsite in Clearwater was really nice and private

They only gained partial independence from England in 1931.  With the Constitution of 1982 they officially separated from the British Parliament obtaining full independence.  They do still consider Elizabeth II of England as their monarch and she is on the dollar and quarter coins as we have seen so far—using mostly plastic here to pay and only needed “lunes” to do the laundry.  Most things look like the US here – cars, stores, & restaurants (subway, pizza hut—the usual chains).  Gas is about $5.00 a gallon however, since our dollar value is higher by 20 cents that computes to $4.00/gallon so still higher than US.  There are 10 provinces in Canada:  British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Labrador, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.  Also there are three “territories” which don’t have political importance:  Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut—seems to be mostly frozen up in those areas—burrrr! English and French are the primary languages and in BC we only saw signs with English but now in Alberta, road signs and information are in both languages.

Mt Robson as we entered Wells Gray Provincial Park to came