It was bound to happen sooner or later and today was the day. We left Kelowna, BC on a cloudy, rainy day. We weren't complaining as we've been blessed with sunny days since our departure. What we weren't planning on was driving in snow. Driving through a mountain pass ( man, Canada certainly has its share ) we encountered rain, then sleet, then snow. It certainly made for great photos, however, the curvy up, up, up, then the down, down, down made for some tense moments. Let's just say that while Matt was driving I was super attentive looking for animals along the side of the road. We'd seen far too many wildlife along the roadside, [we had a very close call missing an elk by less than a foot yesterday in broad daylight] so we both stayed focused. We stopped at a trucker's diner called Eastgate ,where we overheard the locals discussing an accident that had just occurred on the section we were about to drive on. Fortunately, with Matt's driving prowess and the help of XM radio folk Village station, we arrived safely in Vancouver, Canada. He's watching the Red Sox game as I write. Go Red Sox!
The trucker's diner [also, a lonely outpost]had magazines to read so I grabbed British Columbia and Matt grabbed an issue of National Geographic. Not exactly what we expected at a truck stop. There was actually a pay phone ( hard to come by in the US now), post office boxes and a Greyhound bus terminal. We were 30 miles from the next town, in an area with NO cell phone coverage and had to traverse yet more curvy, mountainous roads. I think I'll be able to go up and come down the Mt. Washington auto road in NH with my eyes open from now on! Can't wait to see the city of Vancouver tomorrow before we head to the Seattle area to visit our nephew, Garth. Wishing for the straight roads of the midwest! I never thought I'd say that! Happy days, Kare
The trucker's diner [also, a lonely outpost]had magazines to read so I grabbed British Columbia and Matt grabbed an issue of National Geographic. Not exactly what we expected at a truck stop. There was actually a pay phone ( hard to come by in the US now), post office boxes and a Greyhound bus terminal. We were 30 miles from the next town, in an area with NO cell phone coverage and had to traverse yet more curvy, mountainous roads. I think I'll be able to go up and come down the Mt. Washington auto road in NH with my eyes open from now on! Can't wait to see the city of Vancouver tomorrow before we head to the Seattle area to visit our nephew, Garth. Wishing for the straight roads of the midwest! I never thought I'd say that! Happy days, Kare
