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The last breakfast

Our last breakfast was one to remember: our hosts cooked us up bacon, eggs, pancakes, fresh muffins and pastries and, oddly, a flower. The other couple staying at the B&B promised us a 'Surprise' if we ate the flowers...sure enough, while the petals and stalk tasted like lettuce, the centre was...

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lucy3119 on August 23, 2012 from Calgary, Canada

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To Eldorado!

On our way to Kimberley and our second B&B, we stopped at New Denver, a brilliant little town of colourful clapboard houses and stunning Mountain views, once known as Eldorado City in its mining days. We were searching for the Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre, where Japanese Canadians were...

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lucy3119 on August 22, 2012 from New Denver, Canada

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"Welcome to the U.S.Eh!"

We spent another morning on the beach at Ellison Provincial Park before packing up camp and setting out for Kaslo, and our B&B. For some reason, we ended up taking a route that was twice as long as the one originally planned...although, admittedly, it was a beautiful route. We drove very...

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lucy3119 on August 21, 2012 from Vernon, Canada

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Still alive...I think

Today, w left the luxury of the House at Kelowna and headed to Ellison Provincial Park for another night of camping. On the way, we stopped at the Log Barn, a very corny shop selling food and gifts run by Mennonites. We picked up some beef jerky, fruit and taffy, posed with a stuffed black...

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lucy3119 on August 20, 2012 from Vernon, Canada

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Supposedly relaxing and "aren't Canadians nice, eh?" take two

Another supposedly "relaxing" day with an unexpected turn of events. The day began relaxing enough, with a lie-in followed by a tour of some of the Okanagan valley's wineries. We tasted and we bought, including the super sweet ice wine, a Canadian speciality. I like sweet wine, but ice wine...

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lucy3119 on August 19, 2012 from Kelowna, Canada

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You can lead a horse to water

We were up at 6am for our day of horse riding in Lumby, BC. We arrived at the Silver Spurs Wilderness Ranch for 9am and spent some time getting the horses and ourselves kitted out (I got to steal our guide's son's new cowboy boots because my own shoes didn't have a big enough heel for the...

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lucy3119 on August 18, 2012 from Lumby, Canada

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The End

Well all good things come to an end and we were coming to the end of our sojourn. Our last day started early again at 6am before a lovely breakfast to set us up for the day. We were joined at the table by a pleasant couple (and ultimately their 14 year old son); wife born locally, husband...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 17, 2012 from Dartmouth, Canada

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A "relaxing" day...

I was promised a relaxing day today after barely being able to walk thanks to falling down the Mountain the day before. So we packed up camp and headed off to Sicamous and the lakefront home of Lossie and Jan, Rylan's aunt and uncle. Jan had made sure he was here especially so he could take us...

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lucy3119 on August 17, 2012 from Sicamous, Canada

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Falling down a mountain

Into Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park for our big hike up the Asulkan Valley trail. 8.5km struggling up a Mountain, 8.5km sliding back down again. The first stretch of the hike took us through shady trees strung with gigantic spider's webs, many of them suspended across the trail path, so...

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lucy3119 on August 16, 2012 from Revelstoke, Canada

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Stepping Back in Time

Up and off for a great breakfast of French Toast and Sausages with Maple Syrup and coffee in the café on the opposite side of the river bank from the B&B, a stones throw away from Sherbrooke Village Museum. Yes, part of the village is now a museum. For those who know Shropshire, think Blists...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 15, 2012 from Musquodoboit Harbour, Canada

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