Thursday, July 7, 2005
Day 10 – Distance: 109.87 km
Kamloops to Salmon Arm
We got up and out of our Silver Sage campsite as quickly as possible, and headed back over to the Boughtons’ for a hearty breakfast of oatmeal. It was so nice to be looked after, and we were sad to say goodbye to Kathy and Keith. Keith had given us directions to avoid Hwy 1 for at least 20 km, so off we went. That part was great; the rest of the day seemed to me to be a chance to get to know pavement intimately. Because the traffic was so heavy, I tended to watch it and the pavement in front of me rather than all the scenery. According to Monique, I missed the chance to pick lots of raspberries along the route – oh well, Adele keeps finding fruit stands where she buys (and eats) all sorts of fruit. Too bad most of it isn’t portable by bike! In spite of a bit of a late start, and a fairly long lunch break at a lovely little café in Chase, I did manage to make it to our designated meeting spot by 4:30. I called Adele (yes, we actually had cell phone service), who said she’d be right along, and that Monique was just coming down the road too. I waited, and waited, and finally after another 20 minutes I called again. I asked her where she was, and it turned out she was in the parking lot where I had suggested, just not at the agreed upon corner! We were within a hundred feet of each other, but I couldn’t see the van because it was behind a barrier. In any event, we did find a camping site, set up tents, and then went for a lovely supper down by the water. I was pretty tired, because I had been in the sun all day, and I don’t always tolerate heat very well, as lots of you will know. I had also awakened about 4:30 and not been able to get back to sleep, so the sleeping bag was mighty welcome.
Adele had heard a bit of the news on the radio, although the reception was not good, of the bombings in London. We were horrified and saddened by the events, as I know you all were. Albert also phoned, to make sure we had heard.
On a funnier note, Adele told us about another (mis)adventure answering the call of nature. This time she decided to park herself beside the van, and reached for some tissue in the pocket of the door. After her business was done, and she wiped up, she noticed a burning sensation. She thought the irritation from the ant bites might be back, but upon further inspection, she found that the bug repellant bottle had been parked next to the tissue, and some of it had leaked out. Monique told her at least the ants wouldn’t be wanting to bite her in that area any more, since she had the repellant on!
Kamloops to Salmon Arm
We got up and out of our Silver Sage campsite as quickly as possible, and headed back over to the Boughtons’ for a hearty breakfast of oatmeal. It was so nice to be looked after, and we were sad to say goodbye to Kathy and Keith. Keith had given us directions to avoid Hwy 1 for at least 20 km, so off we went. That part was great; the rest of the day seemed to me to be a chance to get to know pavement intimately. Because the traffic was so heavy, I tended to watch it and the pavement in front of me rather than all the scenery. According to Monique, I missed the chance to pick lots of raspberries along the route – oh well, Adele keeps finding fruit stands where she buys (and eats) all sorts of fruit. Too bad most of it isn’t portable by bike! In spite of a bit of a late start, and a fairly long lunch break at a lovely little café in Chase, I did manage to make it to our designated meeting spot by 4:30. I called Adele (yes, we actually had cell phone service), who said she’d be right along, and that Monique was just coming down the road too. I waited, and waited, and finally after another 20 minutes I called again. I asked her where she was, and it turned out she was in the parking lot where I had suggested, just not at the agreed upon corner! We were within a hundred feet of each other, but I couldn’t see the van because it was behind a barrier. In any event, we did find a camping site, set up tents, and then went for a lovely supper down by the water. I was pretty tired, because I had been in the sun all day, and I don’t always tolerate heat very well, as lots of you will know. I had also awakened about 4:30 and not been able to get back to sleep, so the sleeping bag was mighty welcome.
Adele had heard a bit of the news on the radio, although the reception was not good, of the bombings in London. We were horrified and saddened by the events, as I know you all were. Albert also phoned, to make sure we had heard.
On a funnier note, Adele told us about another (mis)adventure answering the call of nature. This time she decided to park herself beside the van, and reached for some tissue in the pocket of the door. After her business was done, and she wiped up, she noticed a burning sensation. She thought the irritation from the ant bites might be back, but upon further inspection, she found that the bug repellant bottle had been parked next to the tissue, and some of it had leaked out. Monique told her at least the ants wouldn’t be wanting to bite her in that area any more, since she had the repellant on!
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