Road conditions were pretty good for Brad and I on our Friday drive out to Vernon. We hit a couple of minor construction delays but nothing serious. There was a little snow up on Bow Pass but nothing worse than that. On the morning of Saturday October 19th, we piled all our gear into my truck at Robs place, and the three of us hit the road. Once again it was a pretty early start. We fueled the truck, grabbed a coffee, and were on our way. We cut across from Vernon to Kamloops on Highway 97C. From there we headed west on the old Trans Canada to Cache Creek. There we turned north and then cut across through Lillooet and Pemberton. Brad's oldest daughter Lindsay is living in Pemberton and we were able to connect with her briefly so that she could say hello to her Dad. They just saw each other a short time ago at Thanksgiving, so this was just a brief visit.
I had never travelled this way before so the route was new to me. It was very scenic and beautiful, but the highway was winding and torturous. This made for some very slow driving. After our brief visit with Lindsay we carried on down to Whistler and Squamish and made our way down the Sea to Sky Highway to Horseshoe Bay. There we caught the ferry to Nanaimo. The timing worked out pretty well and we only had to wait for about an hour. Once we got to Nanaimo we made a quick stop for some groceries and beer and then continued on up island. By the time we got further north to Courtenay it was already dark. We off-loaded our gear into the house and got settled in. We ordered some pizza and had it delivered to the house. That night we just settled in and relaxed. Two days of driving for Brad and I had worn us out and we looked forward to settling in to relax, unwind and explore. Rob was luckier as he only had to endure one day of driving to get to our eventual destination.
No comments:
Post a Comment