July 4 Independence Day Boya lake British Columbia

Happy birthday to my beloved country.  Got up today and blasted Stars and Stripes Forever through the RV stereo system.  Unfortunately as usual by the time we get up every other camper is gone.  So no one heard my serenade to the USA.  Drove east on the Alaska highway but seeing the opposite view from our way up in May.  Tried to get some water to fill up our water supply but were shooed away by the gas station owner so I sneaked around back to steal some of her precious water.  And got away with it.
Headed south on the Cassiar highway.  Many of the trees were burned during what I think was a controlled burn by the British Columbian forest officials.  We stopped at Boya lake and got a beautiful campsite right on the lake.  But the highlight was our "next campground" neighbor.  It was Elizabeth and John from  Brisbane Australia.  They were the funniest and nicest people.  Ellen wrote yesterday how you meet people and within an hour know their life story.  Not only did we know each others life story, but each others intimate toilet habits too!!!! We had such a raucous blast that we couldn't stop laughing and spent the whole evening telling stories.  They unfortunately are heading north towards Alaska while we of course are heading south.  We hope to see them again on the east coast as they are traveling the world and heading towards the USA east coast.  You find the greatest people in the camping world. 
Finally a sad story.  After we arrived the campground Marshall came around most upset and said to lock up your food that there was a bear in the campground.  We immediately did that and watched carefully with my trusty bear spray.  About a half hour later we heard what we thought was a cannon and ellen said why would Canada be celebrating the fourth of July.  You guessed it......the Marshall had to shoot the bear because after shooing him away he returned to the campground.  They said after a bear is shooed away and then returns they have no choice but to kill the bear.  He has had human food and will be dangerous near people.  A sad ending but a necessary one.  After seeing many small children in our campground I couldn't agree more. The bear needed to be destroyed.