Martha Creek

May 22, 2019.

Woke up the to sound of a crow waiting to steal something at our campsite.  Guess what, the Ackermans never showed up!!   While I was preparing breakfast at the picnic table and talking to the crow, the Park operator drove by.  I hailed her and she told us that we could return to the “Ackerman” site, so after breakfast we broke camp and quickly returned to our last night’s site. 

We met Norm and Lynn from Whitehorse.  They are camping in a converted ex-undercover police van, and are returning to Whitehorse after attending a wedding in the Kootenays.  

The lake was still and I thought it would be a great idea to go for a quick dip and wash in the lake.  It was a good idea for about 30 seconds!!  I stripped down and took the plunge and I expected the water to be cold but not THAT COLD!  Talk about shrinkage and a brain freeze.   Nevertheless after drying off, I did feel refreshed and clean.  

While Debbie was cleaning up the trailer, I took a ride on my bike around the campsite.  I would recommend this Provincial Park to anyone.  It is built up along the banks of the Revelstoke Lake, above the Revelstoke dam. The Revelstoke dam was built in the early 1970’s to provide hydro-electricity to the province.  The entire valley above the dam was flooded and the lake was created.   The campsites are spread along the banks or near the water and the lake is surrounded with scenic mountains and waterfalls.

We drove back the 20 kms., to Revelstoke to buy some supplies and top up our now, two, propane tanks.  We enjoyed a few beers at the Craft Bierhaus and then slowly made our way back to camp.  It was my first opportunity to enjoy a glass of beer or wine and opened a bottle of Rose’ from the Makepeace’s Hugging Tree Winery.   After two glasses, I realized that I had better slow down as I hadn’t drank alcohol for some time and that perhaps I should stumble into bed as that Rose’ had a kick to it!  It was too cloudy to do any star gazing tonight.