Some like it hot.

We started out early before it got too hot. The night before I had phoned the transport help line at 10pm, yes they were still open, and was given the buses we need to catch to get to the Ferry Terminal. The bus arrived on time. Things were warming up by the time we got to the terminal.
The ferry journey was smooth and relaxing. We bought tickets for the bus to take us back to Vancouver. We arrived at the bus terminal were we had set out to travel to Seattle four days earlier. There we took the Skytrain, something we had not managed to ride on while we were in Vancouver the first time and then walked the 5 blocks to the car rental office. We arrived just after midday and by this time we were tired and very hot.
We were told that the cars were late in being delivered from the airport and we would have to wait. We waited nearly an hour. On the good side we were upgraded at no extra charge to a Chevy Outlander. Before we could start our journey we had to pick up our suitcases from the Ramada.
Driving in a busy city on the other side of the road with strange road signs in a car I had never driven was interesting. Rita’s job was to tell me what side of the road to go on at turns. It worked well.
We finally got out of the City. The aircon was working well and we were both felling comfortable. The raised position in the car was certainly a great benefit. There were two options to get to Kamloops; the scenic Highway 1 or the Highway 5 toll road. We opted for the scenic root. After about 50 miles we saw a huge plume of white smoke rising from the side of the road with black clouds at the base. Then saw the line of stationery traffic. We stopped and got out and withered in the extreme heat. It was at least kin the mid 80s. We discovered that a car had overheated and had burst into flames. It had also set fire to the nearby trees.
After sitting in the queue for about 45 minutes watching planes drop water and powder onto the fire and a helicopter Rita stopped a car going in the other direction. They had been close to the accident and had been told it would be over 2 hours before they would reopen the road. So they had turned round. We decided to do the same and drive the 50 miles back to Hope and then go on Highway 5.
We got as far as Merritt some 60 miles from Hope. We found a motel and a diner. We have an early start tomorrow to make up for lost time. Only 325 miles to go.