we are a little over a week into our drive back home. The first thing we have learned is that this is a big country! And a fascinating and beautiful one (ok, we already knew that).
Here are some pictures of our travels so far...
To get to the mainland from Vancouver Island, we drove up island to Nanaimo, passing the cute seaside town of Chemainus on the way; the town is known these days for its murals depicting the history of the area. Here is one example...
from Nanaimo, we took the ferry to Horseshoe Bay and drove to downtown Vancouver. While in Vancouver, we visiting Granville Island, which has some very interesting markets, galleries, and shops, like this tibetan shop
This is a view of a marina from Granville island
We continued onto the Okanagan region, where we camped on lake Okanagan. Here’s Tony on a dock in Peachland Okanagan
Then we continued onto the mountains. The first range we hit was at Revelstoke National Park. We drove part way up Mt. Revelstoke, until we hit the spot where the road was closed due to snow and ice. Tony thought this was a good time to steal a kiss.
After staying overnight in the town of Revelstoke, we drove on toward the Rockies. First, we went through Roger’s Pass, which had some pretty spectacular mountain vistas
In the Rockies, we visited our three favourite lakes...
Emerald Lake, near Field BC, in Yoho National Park
Lake Louise, of course
And Moraine Lake, north of lake Louise
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After seeing all those mountains and mountain lakes, we finally hit the prairies! What a difference. The land of big sky!
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Stayed in Medicine Hat overnight, and had some amazing Thai food (who would have thought?) – no pictures
Then stayed in Cypress Hills Provincial Park – the trees, hills, and lake were a nice respite from the endless fields of the prairies. Had a nice hike there,
and walked along the lake after dinner
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Then we were off to the big city of Regina! More from Regina to wherever later,
We are looking forward to seeing everyone again. Take care and bye for now
Love C & T
