Blogs from Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 2

Our 7-Day Tour through the Canadian Rockies Rocky Mountaineer Tour 19-20 July – Vancouver to Kamloops to Jasper It was an early start from Vancouver with our Rocky Mountaineer host meeting us in the foyer of our hotel. Tom and I slept in (!!!) so it was a big rush to get ready but we made it. We didn’t have to have breakfast as this was to be our first meal on the Mountaineer. A truly unique opportunity to experience nature's spectacular beauty, this incredible adventure us to some of the world's most treasured natural wonders. Our bus took us to the train station. The welcome hall was full of people waiting to bord the Rocky Mountaineer. A man was playing a grand piano. Soon, we were called over to listen to a man playing bagpipes ... read more

Kamloops Weather http://www.worldtimeserver.com/weather_in_CA-BC.aspx?forecastid=CAXX0211 Hello from Jasper Canada this morning. It was pretty early when we got started – what kind of vacation has a 5:30 wake-up call? We had almost everything packed last night but still needed to get the last minute things packed and the suitcases out at 6:00. We just made it but figured that it wasn’t really a serious deadline. It turns out that the truck was picking up bags from in front of our cabin at 6:05 so David checked to see if we had placed the luggage in the right place (at the back door of the cabin). Our bags were already on the truck by then. We were told that there were about 600 suitcases from several tours on a truck headed for Kamloops (where we will spend the night). ... read more

9 days, 4900km, 0 injuries, and we're not even done yet! Only tomorrow left on the road and then it's home in Vancouver! I have to say, it has been an incredible trip and privilege to be able to do something like this. And even more entertaining is the thought that we'll be coming back through the US of A. Only something a gang of crazies would do? Well... It's a good thing we're absolutely bonkers. Today's wake-up came not from the usual rustling of my tent, but rather by the roaring engines of passing campers and Chevy trucks. It wasn't really what I'd call a rude awakening, since by then I was pretty much just lazing on my mat, but damn those things can be loud. Sorry you need to compensate there buddy! Anywho, we ... read more

Geo: 50.6761, -120.338The alarm was set for 5.15 am but really it was superfluous because our internal alarms had us awake on the hour at 1, 2, 3 and 4. The 1am wake up was the best because Mac was waving the torch around in the room - he was sure someone was in the room taking the luggage! He was dreaming!The 15 minute trip to the Rocky Mountaineer Station from The Fairmont took about 45 minutes because of the stops at various motels. Naively we thought this was the full complement of our fellow travellers but when we arrived at the station our mere 52 became a swarm of 600 passengers who were boarding the train! And this number leave the station every day.To welcome us aboard there was a welcome reception complete with drinks, ... read more

Petit oubli de ma part hier 330 kms Hier au soir, j' hésitais quelle route prendre, soit direct Kelowna, soit passer par Kamloops, les guides n' étaient pas tres loquaces. Mais en voyant la carte ok, go, je passe par Kamloops. Quelle bonne idée. La premiere image du matin le ciel est bleu. Petit dej, petit tour de ville, apparemment bien sympa, surtout bien arborée. Petit tour de marché, lui aussi sympathique, pas trop pour moi, trop de maraichers. Les 50 premiers kms, se font sur une route, étroite, pour ici, mais surtout encaissée au fond d' une vallée, avec une successions de lacs de montagne, aux eaux vertes. Malheureusement, pratiquement pas de possibilités de s' arrêter. La route est prisonniere, entre la montagne et ces lacs. Heureusement, avec le toit ouvert, ca offre quelques possibilités. ... read more