After Quesnel, we headed for Kamloops with the parking crew. We arrived to find a newly mowed area and not much else. We were going for a true camping experience among a beautiful wooded setting. We got it!
Our first challenge dealt with getting all the trailers in to that wooded area. There was a narrow road, a berm and a pole sticking up. Not good for low-riding trailers, hitches and the like. The men had to level out the berm and put a flag in the hollow pole to warn of its presence. It all worked out, somehow. Although - some had to jack up their wheels very high to get level. If a trailer is not level, the refrigerator will not work. And, that's a very bad thing!
Our experiences in Kamloops included a tour of the First Nation museum, a trip to Costco, a stroll downtown and a musical concert in the rain at a park downtown. Celtic music, which we love! Even in the rain. We had umbrellas.
We also had the hottest weather the afternoon we arrived - and probably the coldest the days following. I had nearly every blanket in the trailer on our bed last night. Did I mention no hookups whatsoever? This was roughing it! For three days! Generators were fired up continually.
Today we drove to our last stop - Revelstoke. Most of us had to take a detour because of a fatal accident in our path. An Alpha Romeo driven by a maniac had a head-on crash with a suburban. The two in the A.R. did not survive. I always wonder how they manage to live as long as they do! The detour was absolutely gorgeous, however. None of us were sorry we had to go that way - just sorry about the circumstances.
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