Well, hello everyone!
It's been a while but we've had a wonderful time here in Revelstoke.
Being snow chasers, on our first day here we went as far up Mount Revelstoke as we were allowed and we did indeed catch our second glimpse of snow. Only this time it was more than a glimpse :o) :o) We were only allowed to go 16km up the mountain but that was fine for us! Although it was raining as we drove up, it was snowing properly by the time we got to the 16km mark. We got out of the car and went for a run and play in the snow (obviously, I was wearing 6 layers of clothing and 2 pairs of trousers ... Adam only had on a T-shirt and his thick coat !) Anyway, it was so beautiful to feel the snow falling on our faces, to try and catch it on our eyelashes and not hear it as it fell to the ground (or on the trees) but only see the whiteness it left behind. It was just FANTASTIC!! We went for a little walk along the road leading to the higher part of the mountain just relishing the cold and softness of the snow. Ahhhhhhh :o)
Newlyweds!
Adam: Isn't my wife BEAUTIFUL!?!
Kate: Isn't my hubby-poos gorgeous!?!
The motel at which we're staying has free passes to the local Aquatic Centre – this has a sauna, a steam room, a hot tub and a very cool water slide. So we spent a good couple of hours there warming up after the morning's mountain adventures. Unsurprisingly, Adam particularly enjoyed the water slide :o) (It was cool, I enjoyed it, too!) We also spent a good while staring in horror/ admiration as kids jumped off the diving board backwards and doing somersaults with absolutely no fear whatsoever.
Another day and... Hot springs – what a blessing!! (Unfortunately, we have no photos , as we only used the video camera whilst we were there.) They were fabulous though. We'd intended to visit 2 different hot springs that day, but during our visit to Halcyon Hot Springs, a few people told us they were one of the nicest hot springs around and that they used no chemicals in the water, just the existing natural minerals. So, we decided to just spend longer at that place. There were 3 outdoor pools – one of 42 degrees, one of 38 degrees and a cold plunge – of 12 degrees. The temperature that day was 6 degrees – walking to the pools was so cold, our feet felt like they were burning and it of course made the water excruciatingly hot. However, that was easily surmountable and we were even brave enough to enter into the cold plunge – twice ... and then get back into the hot pools!
It's amazing to be engulfed by so much beauty at all times – tiny waterfalls trickle down the side of the roads we drive along; pebbly streams surrounded by huge trees line the other side of the road and mountains are always all around us... I could really go on and on – we're constantly being bowled over by what we see.
What a view! "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..."
That reminds me, in our last blog entry we mentioned visiting Rearguard Falls – here's a photo, it really doesn't do the waterfall justice. The colours and the cleanliness were amazing. Adam's also quite fascinated with squirrels (he clearly didn't grow up in the UK) and he was very pleased to see some around that area as well!
Rearguard Falls
That's all for now, we'll email again in a couple of days when we will be in our new destination...
Kate and Adam
PS. These are genuine potatoes. 3 different kinds.
Red, Yellow and ... Blue
2 comments:
How exciting to receive the update with so many lovely pictures! I assume you are both feeling much better now since you braved the cold plunge pool!!! I hope it won't be too much of a wrench to leave Canadia and on to your next destination! We're looking forward to seeing all this video footage when you get back...
Filakia and luvvy-wuvvles, Mx
woooo sounds AWSOME :D hope hawii << cant spell (never have to do a english test ever again :D ), neways hope hawii is wonderful too :D
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