July 6, 2015
Nakusp to Revelstoke
Yesterday for supper we had our meal in the Leland Hotel and
sat outside on the patio overlooking the Arrowhead Lake. The Leland is the oldest continously
operating hotel in British Columbia. It
first opened in 1892. It was absolutely
stunning looking down the lake watching the sail boats. The food and service was
excellent.
The campsite on the other hand was somewhat iffy and I had
to get up at 11:30Pm and yell at some drunken and loud campers to shut up and
go to bed. Surprisingly they did and
exactly that, and I lay there wondering why I had not done that an hour and a
half earlier. It made the 5:30 am alarm
really early and I usually wake up from the sounds of one of the other campers
opening zippers up not today I slept right to the alarm.
After a quick breakfast we were on the road. It was a short
day of just 100 kms with 1650 meters of climbing so the incentive was to beat
the heat. It was 16 C but forecast to
reach 34 C. From Nakusp it was 50 kms
to the ferry which crosses the lake at Galena to Shelter Bay. The was a lot of smoke haze in the morning
air from all of the forest fires.
However getting away early had the additional benefit of having the road
to ourselves. We made the 50 kms by 9:00
am so we had half an hour to wait for the ferry ride which is approximately 30
minutes. Being on the lake was really
refreshing and the ferry ride was a nice break from the road. Once we were on the Shelter Bay side we let
all the traffic go and then had the road to ourselves again for an entire hour
as there are no other roads on the north side of the lake. It was great not having vehicles passing
you. Sure enough an hour later we were
passed by the next ferry load again had the road to ourselves. There was a huge downhill coming into
Revelstoke which ended the fun for the day.
We were in camp just after 12:00 Pm so we had our picnic in
camp and then I lay down for a well-deserved nap. We are here in the Lamplighter Campground
where we have stayed on all of the Rockies tours. It is so nice and green and so very well cared
for.
Terry
3 comments:
Great pictures of the group. Love the one of Ed and Julie. Such a fun ferry ride. Very hazy and smoky here too. The Lamplighter is such a great place to stay in Revelstoke. Ride safe.
Why is Earnie in sock feet waiting for the ferry?
Agnes, good eye! I was sitting in the van and took my shoes off. The sudden call for pictures did not allow time for me to put my shoes back on! Trust me, I ride with shoes on! Looking forward to seeing you in a few days. Earnie
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