I've decided that the weatherman here doesn't have a clue what to predict! Even though he's said rain rain and more rain, we had another day of hardly any of the wet stuff.
It was a slow start to the morning with a bowl of oatmeal a la Lynda to send the couch surfing bikers on their way. From there it was a short shuffle to the couches where Mitch, Viri, Lynda and I spent the next couple of hours glued to another movie. It was unusual but very good. It is called All Is Lost starring Robert Redford and in the whole movie there are fewer than 100 words and Redford is the only character! The only thing I will tell you about the movie is that it involves a shipwreck.
Given the nature of the movie, I was more than a little uncomfortable with the fact that Mitch and Lynda went straight from their spots on the couches to a little rubber boat in the ocean where they set a couple of crab traps with the hope that they'll be full by dinner tomorrow. Fortunately they arrived home none the worse for wear about an hour later.
While they were out setting the traps, Viri and I had decided that tonight would be the night to get Hyderized. So...within minutes of their return we were off and running again. Lynda, Viri, and I walked from the house to downtown where we got onto the boardwalk that crosses the marshland to meet up with the highway near the port and on the way to Alaska. By the time we arrived at the other end of the boardwalk, Mitch had driven there with Viri's bike in the back of the truck. She hauled her bike out of the pick up as Lynda and I climbed into the cab with Mitch and set off for the border just a couple of kilometres away.
I think I mentioned it previously but just in case...you're gonna hear it again....there is no customs crossing to get into the US...only the one coming back into Canada so all four of us were settled into
our seats at the Glacier Hotel in Hyder. The Glacier Hotel is where getting Hyderized was created and made famous.
The interior walls of the hotel are covered with money! In fact, there are more than $95,000 in bills covering the walls! Because all the walls are completely covered, they've even begun building 'cupboards' that are flat to the original walls so there are new walls to cover. Most of those are filled already too! It really is amazing! Not quite as awesome as the glacier or the Bears but pretty darn impressive!
After a dinner of fresh halibut Lynda and I made our way to the bar where we completed the feat of hyderization. The bottle they pour into your oversized shot glass (looked like 1 1/2 oz to me) is covered with a paper bag and the instructions are that you're not to smell or taste...just shoot the whole thing in a single shot. Once you've done that you're congratulated on your accomplishment and told that what you just had was Alaskan Everclear which is rated at 150 proof. I can attest to the
fact that it is powerful stuff. In fact my throat still feels a bit raw as I type this!
Bottom line is that we survived the task and are now 3 for 3 on my to do list. Bears, glacier, and Hyderized are all behind us and there have been bonus adventures as well. Two more full days before we head back to Terrace to catch our flight on he 5th...who knows what adventures will materialize for us in that much time?!
Till next time,
L & L
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