Saturday, August 28, 2010

Winding Down

The Yellowhead 'N More Caravan is winding down and will officially end Monday night. Tuesday we shall begin our trek home!

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.


Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The Lady Dragon Boat Rowers - and Their New Drum


The Moose, Gold Panning, and Shopping For Candy



Up They Go


Seeing Double - I GOOFED


A Day In Barkerville

The caravaners spent today in Barkerville. On the way there most of us spotted a bear along side the road, which was a great way to start out!

Once there we took a guided tour of the town and then scattered in different directions so we'd all be sure to see and do everything we could.

Our first attraction was the stage coach ride. We piled on and in - Larry up top and me inside. I'd planned to go up top, but quickly changed my mind when I found out how I'd have to get there!

After the riders were all safely disembarked, we took off down the street - shopping a bit along the way before we got to the Chinese restaurant. We'd eaten there during our visit four years ago and it's still as good today as it was then. The six at our table split 5 entrees chosen by the proprietor and it was indeed delicious!

More shopping (I didn't buy a thing) and it was time for the theatre performance. A good time was had by all!

After that, we made our way back toward the entrance for our gold panning experience. We got about 4 specks each, but the lesson in how to do it was great. Now we can really tackle our seasonal creek when we get home.

Back at the campground, we saw the local dragon boat ladies take off from the pier in rhythm to their new drum. When they began the lake was smooth as glass. The rain began about halfway through their workout while we were enjoying our ice cream sundaes before the drivers' meeting. It is now raining in earnest. Good news for the forest fires, though.

Tomorrow we're on the parking crew for Kamloops and leave at 7:00 A.M.