Aggh, a good nights sleep and I woke up refreshed. I took Z for a quick walk, fed him his breakfast and piled everyone back into the truck. I think Spike is getting used to this, but I’m not so sure he’s all that happy about it. I picked up some sandwiches at the gas station on the way out of town and headed for Whitecourt. Westward ho on Canadian Highway 16!
I pulled through Edmonton in the early afternoon and waved good-bye to my last big city for the next 5 days. Seriously!
I pulled into Whitecourt about 16:00 or so in the afternoon and decided to find my campground right away after tanking up. I drove out into the woods, said good-bye to cellphone reception and found the campsite. The lady was nice and got me situated about 20 yards from the lake. You couldn’t see much through the woods, but you were able to hear the water. I went back into town to find some camping accoutrements and found that Whitecourt is a pretty small town. The local “Target” like store had some stuff, but by the time I drove around and made it back to my campsite the ranger had gone home, so I wasn’t able to buy any firewood. Granola bar for dinner.
On a side note it only took me 30 minutes or so to set up my tent. Not bad for a first time! 
The tent in question:
The toilets were glorified outhouses, but other then that it was pretty nice. I did end up using the Dux top pad for sleeping on. Probably not what the Swedes had intended it for.
I woke up in the morning, got packed up and headed back in to Whitecourt. I purchased a car charger for my phone and found the one hotel in town with wireless internet. The concierge was nice enough to let me use it for free. I did offer her some money, but she wouldn’t take it. Thanks hotel concierge lady!
Total Miles for Day 3: 440 miles
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