Slumber Lodge Motel Hope

Cooling my heels until I go to Mt Vernon WA for my front tire & oil change on Tuesday. So I thought I would explore this area, maybe as far as Vancouver or not. Kind of looking forward to eating some of the freshest fruit going!
Staying here is also less expensive than Vancouver or trying to get over to the island then reroute back to t...

Ah, the signs for wineries, the beautiful lakes and rich farmland, it is wonderful. But I miss the evergreen scent in the mountain air. Passed so many winery signs I knew I'd have to return this way with my husband to really explore. Climbing up the side of Lake Okanagan had amazing vistas and once back into the valley there were hundreds of orc...

August 23, 2009 (Sunday) – Chilliwack, BC (175 miles)



From Quesnel, we ventured on to Clinton, BC and stayed overnight at the Clinton Pines RV Park. From our site we had a good view of the blaze on the other side of the mountain and the constant drone of helicopters beating the air into submission and carrying bucket aft...

Wir haben die Sunshine Coast verlassen und sind zurück auf das Festland. Nachdem wir Vancouver passiert haben, machten wir uns auf den Weg Richtung Harrison Hot Springs. Eigentlich wollten wir im Sasquatch Provincial Park übernachten. Leider war jedoch die Strasse dorthin so schlecht und mit Löchern versehen, dass wir umgekehrt sind.

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From there we headed south to Hope, stopping at several provincial parks along the way. The prettiest was Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park, where we did a walk through the forest to a beautiful old bridge across the river with vibrant yellow trees arching behind it. By the time we reached Hope it was dinner time so we went to a renowned diner an...

2008 10 12 The drive from Princeton to Hope goes through the Allison Pass. It is VERY scenic and quite a driving experience with several 9 degree hills that are miles long c/w runaways, if required. Our motor home handled everything superbly - no overheating, the Jake-brake purred like a kitten and we effortlessly passed a lot smaller vehicles w...

The Journey is back on track. I'm, more or less, where I should be at this time. I entered the USA 6 months ago and had to be back in Canada by today. My original plans were to be on the west coast of Canada today. Well...I'm only 150kms from the coast. Who would have guessed? My detour home seems to have followed my other detours during the Jou...

Well around noon on Sunday I was taking my daily shower when I came to the sudden realization that I had three days off from work. With this thought in mind, I quickly told a couple of people that I was going hiking, bought a return ticket on the Greyhound to Manning Park from Vancouver, bought a sleeping bag, some rations of nuts and rice cakes...

Well there was a month for you... Not to mention the last week up until this morning. As I sailed off into the air at several thousand feet in a nice aluminium tube, I was a little disappointed that all my 'business' attachments held on. I will be spending this week with Granny A, slowing my life down and washing my hands of my old, materialisti...

Yikes, gas sure is expensive back in Canada! Otherthan that, it's sure nice to be home! We settled for a couple of days in Osoyoos, BC just south of the Okanagan Valley. We read that Osoyoos has a semi-desert climate receiving just 250mm of rain each year. Well, it rained all day as soon as we arrived. Man, we felt like Pig Pen from Charlie Brow...