Day 7-10: Prince Rupert – West Kelowna (Aprox 1,866 km)
Total Trip Length: 10 days
Total Trip (Approximate) Distance: 3,131 road km & 503 nautical km = 3,634 km
Day 7 We woke up on day 7 in Prince Rupert at the Pacific Inn after getting in on a late ferry from Bella Bella. First thing first – breakfast! The best thing about continental breakfast is that usually you can get away with taking snacks for later. Although this is most likely frowned upon, we like to try and save money where we can and so usually end up leaving with some fruit or muffins wrapped in a napkin. Typically, when we get to a new town – with no plan – we drive around until a) we get bored b) see something we want to do/check out or c) decide to move on to the next place. Being a fishing town, we knew that we wanted to find somewhere we could get some fresh seafood. We did some walking along the waterfront in Cow Bay, checking out the colourful shops and eventually stumbled across Dolly’s Fish Market. It was getting close to lunch and their restaurant was just opening, needing to get our seafood fix, we ordered some pan fried oysters & breaded prawns. We also picked up some halibut cheeks to cook later at our camp. I did not know that fish cheeks were a thing up until this point but holy shit, they are the SO TASTY. 
Our first stop, after Prince Rupert, was at the North Pacific Cannery in Port Edward. Super neat place but we decided to save the $12/per person for the tour and just take a few photos from the outside.
Driving along Highway 16, I started to notice frequent missing persons signs and large billboards that read “Girls Don’t Hike on the Highway of Tears.” I brought it up to Bren at our next stop and he was astonished I hadn’t heard about it. He continued to tell me that from 1969 to 2011 there were a series of (unsolved) disappearances and murders of women who were picked up along this highway. It was amazing to be driving along the Skeena River and be surrounded by vast mountains but I found it difficult to keep the stories of these girls out of my mind.
Our next camping location, Kleanza Creek, was recommended to us by a few friends and we were not disappointed. Just up the creek from our camping spot there is a swimming hole in the middle of a rocky canyon. (227km) 
Day 8 After a morning fish, we packed our bags and hit the road. We had a lot of kilometres to do over the next two days. Besides the many stops we made along the highway to take pictures of the beautiful landscapes, we also stopped in Old Hazelton, a historic town between Prince Rupert and Prince George.
The Seven Sisters mountain range.
We made it to our next campsite in Fraser Lake just in time for a beautiful sunset. (479km)
Day 9 We woke up FREEZING, so we skipped breakfast because we wanted to go somewhere to grab a coffee and warm up.
After breakfast, we decided we would detour off the highway and check our the historic mining town of Barkerville. It is worth the visit. We spent a few hours exploring the living history museum but we could have spent two days here.
After a cold sleep the night before and a long day of riding, we decided to splurge on a hotel room in Quesnel. We had a nice relaxing last evening of hot showers, movies and pizza before a very long ride home the next day. (474km)
Day 10, the long journey home. We decided to take the fishing highway back so that we could mark another road off the map, as well as, the 5A to Merritt. It was my first time taking the 5A and it has now made it to my list of favourite roads in BC. (686km)