Day 16

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This day started with a bike ride into downtown Nelson to the Soleil Levant bakery to drop in on a friend of Victor’s but the bakery was closed Mondays. We rode around this quaint little town to find a nice bakery with delicious organic chocolate croissants, then, with happy tummies we scooted back to the RV. We embarked upon an uphill drive on the road to the top of the town in search of a retreat center and a woman Louise had heard much about. Since our RV could climb no more, we jumped on our bikes once again and rode upwards and then further upwards and finally even further upwards. When we were ready to give up and turn back, low and behold the site appeared before us. But alas, no one was home. So we ventured back down to the RV…rather quickly I might add.

I elected to contact Gary’s (hockey mate who is home sitting for us) brother John, and were invited up for BBQ dinner in Kaslo, our next destination. After picking up some veggie burgers, it was a nice winding road along Kokanee Lake but a couple of turns proved to be a bit of a challenge to negotiate. On arrival, John and the kids gave us a tour of the hillside gardens and when his wife Kare arrived we prep the barbie. We nearly set the house ablaze when the propane leaked from the tank and a ball of flames shot out from under the grill. Some lightning fast reaction of Bob saved the day….well with a little help from John. We dined a sumptuous salad from the garden, said our goodbyes and drifted out to the nearby campgrounds to settle in for the night. Bob

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