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

Coalmont welcomes you and will be delighted to serve you provided you are lucky enough to find us open I didn't. The Kettle Valley Railway is an extinct line that at one time connected communities in the Southern interior of British Columbia between the towns of Hope and Midway, the halfway point across the province towards Alberta. The railway opened on May 31, 1915 and were intended to not only ship the rich minerals being unearthed from mountain mines, but as well strengthen Canada's sovereignty in an area threatened by aggressive American expansion. The rails were abandoned many years ago - though some portions operated until 1989 - and have been recently redeveloped in a pilot project focused on low-cost, environmentally-friendly tourism - presumably geared towards newly-retired-but-physically-active baby boomers. The BC government hatched a plan to ... read more

Woke up to another dreary day. We were keeping watch to be sure and see when Magee’s started tearing down their camper. With no prior indication that they were even working on it, all of a sudden, they were pushing the beds in and almost ready to leave. I hustled to get our camper ready and was just about done when I tried to use the switch to lower the camper back down onto the Hitch ball, when it didn’t work. Turns out that the gas bottle cover had crushed the wire and shorted it out against the trailer frame and burned the insulation off the wire. Fortunately, Kerry had some electrical tape, a short piece of wire, and a couple connectors so I was able to rewire it temporarily. We stopped at the first WalMart ... read more

Alors ?! Où est-ce que j'en étais resté déjà ? Ah oui... Bon, relaxez vous, réglez le dossier de votre chaise, prenez un café ou optez pour un truc plus sain (peut-être un jus d'orange ?), parce que là, va y avoir de la lecture ! Les spécialistes que vous êtes en ursologie avancée savent bien que les ours ne dorment pas debout, ce serait d'ailleurs plutôt inconfortable cinq mois durant. Plutôt que de m'étendre sur une telle évidence, je vais répondre à la question principale et mettre un terme, direct, au suspens. De toute façon, je sais qu'il y a parmi vous des petits malins qui mattent d'abord les photos avant de s'attaquer au texte, hein ?! A ce stade, le suspens est donc très relatif, mais bon... Donc, j'ai désormais le privilège de faire ... read more

Hello! Well, tonight is the night before...Feeling...very anxious and scared!!! I woke up this morning after having a bit of a nightmare. The dream was basically about me not being packed and not ready. I'm pretty sure I'm the most prepared first time solo traveller EVER lol. From having pretty much every single friend, sister, friend of a friend, and even stranger telling me I will have an amazing time and to not worry at all should really put me at ease. I was totally fine the last two monthes, probably more excited than anything, but the last few days...oh boy! I suppose it was the calm before the storm! I know I really have nothing to worry about and as soon as I get there I will be fine but the unknown is always ... read more

I'm sat in the living room with a cold beer in my hand with my new room mate Jan from Switzerland, I moved downstairs in the hostel yesterday as a space opened up and Jan moved in today and starts work tomorrow! Like the rest of us, he hasn't got any instructing experience either but I'm sure he will pick it up as quick as I have! The last week has absolutely flown by and I've lost track of which days are which as I'm skiing every single day and "working" 5 days with 2 days off. I have had quite a few lessons which I have all enjoyed immensely and recieved a $20 tip from one of my lessons which I was super stoked with and will be going on a few beers tonight! My ... read more