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| Early awake again. Never mind, at least we are not missing the days!
Decided to get underway and have a Canada-style breakfast on the way. Roasting hot as we travelled along again - air conditioning on car is an absolute God sent gift. |
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| 11:00 - Breakfast at Barriere | Stopped at Barriere for 'breakfast'. The chuckly waitress warned Katie that the pancakes were big so she only ordered one! Good job - inch thick at the centre. Took at least 2 cartons of the syrup! Lucy had the same, Mary and I had fried stuff - Mary Eggs Benedict. 3 pots of tea and a coffee. |
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| Along the Fraser River | Rest of the journey to Harrison Hot Springs was long but uneventful. Except the area round Kamloops which is a desert - really. The temperature was 28+ easily. The whole landscape was parched and scrubby. We ran alongside the Fraser River for a long time. We even saw loads of 'white water' rafters at one point and took photos. One was lucky - lost almost everyone in a wave. Lucky because of all in the people on the river and on the bank watching, the only ones cool were in the water!
Stopped for fruit and drinks at a wayside stop. Lady there said it had been 48 degrees recently. Too hot and it made them all "kinda cranky" - they had to stand in the cooler!
We had some ups and downs on the road, but overall it was downward ever downward towards the coast. |
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| Hell's Gate | We stopped off at Hell's Gate which is the narrowest part of the Fraser River. Gondola down from the road 500ft to the riverbank with a shop, restaurant, river display, fudge factory etc. Then there were the salmon runs - how do they get the concrete to stay in place till it sets? |
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| We reach Harrison Hotsprings | Onward and downwards till we reach the Hotsprings. That was a surprise! It is a huge lake with a sandy beach, boats, windsurfers, parascending - everything except candyfloss. The hotel is big. We had a chappie take our bags to our room. There is an outdoor pool, an indoor heated sulphur plunge and a resting pool. Straight into both! Had to ask for a fan as no air conditioning again.
Walked round in the evening, took a couple of photos of the hills in the distance at dusk and had a salad in a local café. Watched cable sitting on the 2 kingsize beds. Got into Casper on one channel then Katie wanted to switch channels - not likely - wait until it finishes please!
Off to bed, windows open, fan on.
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