Exploring a little of Vernon.

May 19, 2019

The day started out grey and light drizzle.  We decided to stay near the campsite for most of the day as Debbie wasn’t feeling well and needed to be near a washroom.   It was also a good day to post some of the bogs that had been sitting in draft mode and for that we needed to be a near WIFI source.  The only reliable router was near the entrance to the campsite near the general store so I sat under a picnic awning near the store and proceeded to work. That task took longer that I anticipated as I was having difficulty downloading some of the photos.

The sun broke through the clouds in the early afternoon and we basked in the warmth.   We were able to make some phone calls to family.  We enjoyed talking to Allie and Sophie and Jeff and Rina.  Myra was also able to call us and tell us that she was working her way back to Canada and she was presently in Dubai.  

The evening was spent around the campfire where we met Ann and Leo, folks from One Hundred Mile House.  They had taken a trip across Canada last year and were able to give us some tips and ideas for our trip.  They had to abort their trip when they were in Newfoundland as Leo became quite ill and Ann had to drive their camper back home.  They will be returning to Newfoundland this September and go to the places they missed.  They are going to fly there this time.  Their daughter in law is a Mountie who is stationed in the far north and her father, Bob, was also Mountie whom I worked with in Kamloops!!! 

The topper for the evening was enjoying a cherry pie done in the campfire cast iron press. It was delicious and just the right size for two people.  It was Debbie’s first attempt and she was quite proud of herself.  She promised she would make more of them!

It was lights out at 10:30 and hopefully Debbie will be feeling better tomorrow.

May 20, 2019

Debbie is feeling a little better today but still has a lingering flu like symptoms.  We decided that we would explore Vernon and area.  We also needed a few groceries.

We visited the local Rona store to buy a new axe, (I was using a small hatchet) and a doormat for the trailer.  Then a nice trip to Silver Star Mountain Provincial Park and Ski resort rounded out the afternoon.  We are impressed with the many colour choices of the chalets in the village. We have not been to Silver Star Ski resort in the winter but we will return. The variety of colour against a snow backdrop would make the village truly magical.

  We hiked into the BX Falls near our campsite and watched a swallow feeding her chicks in a nest stuck on a cliff, just feet from the rushing falls.  That bird expended a lot of energy feeding those chicks during the time we watched her.  I tried to take a photo of her. 

We returned to camp and enjoyed a delicious stir fry supper that Debbie whipped up in the trailer.  We joined Leo and Ann, their son Steve and his wife Michelle at their fire and Debbie handed out Nanaimo memorabilia and exchanged some more stories.  We then packed the trailer to leave early tomorrow for our trip to Enderby.