The return trip from Prince Rupert began Saturday morning, and included a stop 100 kms north of Terrace at the Anhluut’ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga’asanskwhl - Nisga’a Provincial Park. Highway 113 is now paved all the way, and this is a MUST SEE. We took a guided tour up to the volcano that erupted over 200 years ago, and took the lives of some 2000 Nisga’a. NRCAN has a detailed description of the historical volcanic activity here. Again, this is a ‘must see’, and you should visit the Nisga’a Tourism website for more details and to book your guided tour, which is a mere $40.00 for a wonderful 4 hours. Our guides were Fred Tate and Vincent Scott.

After staying in Terrace Saturday night, we headed out late Sunday morning. I didn’t have much success in getting the Scangauge to show under 6.0 for most segments, despite some careful driving. Had to fuel up in Burns Lake, some 50 kms short of my aim. One of the biggest drawbacks of the auto transmission is the slightly unpredictable downshifts you have to be wary of. And without cruise control, it’s a very noticeable workout for the right foot, feathering the accelerator, trying to keep the car in top gear at as low an RPM as possible. Anyway, that’s the task at hand… and I still managed to beat the NRCAN rating:

August 17, PM
Prince Rupert to Burns Lake
Fuel economy: 6.22 L/100 km / 45 mpg imperial / 38 mpg US
distance travelled: 722 kms
fuel consumed: 44.965 litres
maximum speed: 111 kmh
average speed: 71 kmh
Fuel cost for trip: $63.81

No doubt an extra litre per 100 kms would be experienced by any other driver without the Scanguage fuel economy computer, resulting in an extra 7 litres of fuel being burnt and making the trip cost $11.00 extra.