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North America » Canada » British Columbia » Merritt August 3rd 2011

Merritt has been really nice! We have been spending a lot of time by the river. We swam in it...and it was pretty cold! We also had a little bonfire by the river too! They have black bears here that come down by the river and other parts of town. But we haven't seen one yet! Friday we make the long drive to Idaho! =D... read more

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North America » Canada » British Columbia » Merritt August 1st 2011

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Ok... Just for the record Merritt Canada looks NOTHING like Las Vegas! Merritt is first of all green and its surrounded by mountains that have trees on them! Plus Merritt has a river. It was funny that almost everyone would say that your trading one desert for another, when we would tell them were going to Merritt. They would also say that it was a desert and really hot..kinda like Vegas. Which is not true Merritt is much more appealing to the eye then Vegas. We arrived yesterday in Merritt and it has been so nice so far! The town is really small but quite big in some ways. We hikes two easy trails today and it was so much fun! The second hike was very muddy in the beginning. All of our shoes and socks ... read more

Canada Week two

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Merritt December 3rd 2010

NatalieLinnell

Sat 13th Nov-Sat 20th Nov We stayed with Kevin and Ernie from Friday to Tuesday, on Saturday we went with Ernie and took a walk around the Missionary grounds and went to the look out point with great views over the Fraser River. We then had a nice meal and Julie and Gabriel also came round. Then relaxed in the hot tub on the deck. On Sunday Kevin and Ernie took us on a sight seeing trip to Harrison hot springs and we took a walk around the lake and then went off road driving above the lake on the logging tracks, it certainly wasn't your average Sunday drive and had great views. We headed back down into Harrison for some food and drinks before heading home. On Monday the rain was really heavy so we ... read more

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou...more history

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