Yesterday the kids all went home, so Stu and I had the cabin to ourselves. We had a quiet time on the float for about 2 hours. That was when people began to arrive at the property next door. They arrived slowly. Coming from different places. One family from Vancouver another from Revelstoke. When they had all arrived there were 9 kids between 3 and 12 (our educated guess), 7 adults, 2 dogs and a cat.
They had 3 stand up paddleboards, 2 kayaks and boundless energy. It was clear that these kids knew there way around the lake and how to use all of the apparatus!
Two kids would get on a paddleboard facing each other and start rocking side to side trying to knock the other off. Sometimes they fell, but others they would maintain their balance. Pretty impressive!! Lots of mirth coming from next door. The property has 2 small cottages and now also has 2 tents pitched.
We have picked the perfect week up here. 🙂 Good time to move east.
We clean the cabin and pack up our stuff and hit the road by 9:40. We are taking the Crowsnest Highway, which is the southern route across BC. We pass through Castlegar, Creston, Cranbrook, Elko & Fernie on our way to Coleman Alberta where we have accommodation booked.
We are passing through the Rocky Mountains. Some spectacular views. In the first photo you can see a house teetering on the edge of the river. YIKES!!
We arrive in Coleman at about 4:45 Mountain Time. There are Canada Day festivities planned for tonight. There was a pig roast, but the tickets were sold out before we arrive. 🙁 We speak with who we assume is the owner of this guest house. He invites us to come to the main building about 8 when his catering staff will be back and we can partake in the leftovers from their catering event. OK, works for us! Perks of a small town.
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