We woke up early - COLD! Only 48 degrees F. inside! Glad we're not in a tent!
I donned jacket and jeans and went for a walk - the mountains are magnificent in the morning sun. Then breakfast, and away we go.
The Trans Canada winds through the mountain passes, and we think about the Indians, early explorers and settlers - how did they find their way? It's an amazing route, sun is shining and the snow (in mid-August!) is glistening.
What goes up must come down, and so half of the trip is downhill! One of the road signs reads "Ten Mile Hill - Check Brakes"). There are several 'tunnels', avalanche shelters actually, that we go through, the inevitable construction but only short delays, and entered another time zone (makes us 4 hours 'behind' home) before reaching Revelstoke.
Revelstoke is friendly to RV'ers, and has lots of easily accessible RV and bus parking. We saw a little bakery/deli (we are so spoiled with good bread at home) and picked up a couple of things for lunch.
Mike was concerned yesterday that we might not find a spot to park here, so he had booked us into Lamplighter RV Park, which is a wonderful little park just outside of town. We settled the trailer in and then went to do some exploring.
Revelstoke is famous for its railway museum, the dam, a few other historical museums (local history, loggers etc.) and is also known as a great place to hike, bike, ski, fish, almost anything outdoors.
We chose to tour the huge dam, very interesting with descriptive panels and video and then a trip in the elevator to the top of the dam. Unfortunately cameras are forbidden, so our only pictures are of the outside from the parking lot, not from the vantage point the top tower gives. In the picture you will see a little bump on the top - that's where we were!
Next we filled with fuel for tomorrow ($1.23 - we're not in Alberta anymore!), wandered around the picturesque tourist town, bought some groceries at a very nice but over-priced store, and topped the afternoon off with ice cream and a visit to the local art gallery.
We then returned to camp to enjoy the late afternoon sunshine. All in all a very enjoyable day.
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