CanadaAlbertaExshawExshaw Creek51°2’57” N 115°10’19” W
9 oktober 2023, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
We decided for our trip this fall we would go to Vancouver Island to visit my parents. The difference is we are DRIVING! This is actually the first time we have driven there. So, here we go!
We headedMeer informatie
CanadaBritish ColumbiaGoldenGolden Airport51°17’58” N 116°58’7” W
9 oktober 2023, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
An hour after leaving Lake Louise we found ourselves in Golden. Tired of sitting we headed out for the River walk. Golden is a pretty town and today being Thanksgiving very quiet.
The Kicking HorseMeer informatie
CanadaBritish ColumbiaRogers Pass51°18’5” N 117°31’14” W
10 oktober 2023, Canada
As plans are made, they change. We were heading to Kamloops today but feel we should go farther afield. So the new plan is Merritt, BC.
It is raining hard, off and on so plans for hiking have beenMeer informatie
CanadaBritish ColumbiaColumbia-Shuswap Regional DistrictRevelstoke51°0’17” N 118°13’14” W
10 oktober 2023, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Another quick stop to stretch our legs. We decided a walk on the riverbed under 3 bridges to take some photos.
CanadaBritish ColumbiaThree Valley Lake50°55’56” N 118°26’57” W
10 oktober 2023, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
One day we will visit when 3 Valley Gap, hotel and haunted town is open. It closed for the season yesterday 🤣.
Getting the pictures took some negotiating. Dianne needed to convince me to stop, andMeer informatie
CanadaBritish ColumbiaMerrittMerritt Airport50°7’28” N 120°45’0” W
10 oktober 2023, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
The Grande Pub and Grill downtown Merritt is a place with friendly waitresses and sports tv’s. We could watch UFC matches or hockey. Low lights and worn hardwood floors at to the redneck appeal.Meer informatie
CanadaBritish ColumbiaYak Peak49°35’37” N 121°6’7” W
11 oktober 2023, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
All was good, beauty drive until we reached the steep part, really steep at 120km/hr. Tom is driving, I am white knuckling the dashboard in front of me and slamming my foot in the floor to brake. I amMeer informatie
CanadaBritish ColumbiaFraser Valley Regional DistrictFloodsHope Aerodrome49°22’2” N 121°30’9” W
11 oktober 2023, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We fuelled up and had a small picnic from the cooler in the back of the car. Hope didn’t strike me as a place I would like to live, but a reasonable stop before the high traffic approaching Vancouver.
CanadaBritish ColumbiaGreater Vancouver Regional DistrictTsawwassen49°0’14” N 123°8’10” W
11 oktober 2023, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We are early for the 3 pm sailing so we kill time taking pictures and texting Norah. It was smooth sailing and the time passed very quickly.
CanadaBritish ColumbiaSidney48°38’57” N 123°23’39” W
11 oktober 2023, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
It is spectacular! According to Dianne, she booked the hotel. And it is. I booked a room for us in Inverness Scotland a few years ago. It was above the pub in an old establishment and at first, thisMeer informatie
