Thurs. July 21, 2011

After leaving this outskirts of Vancouver, and having our breakfast at the Chinese Restaurant next door, which was a very good American Breakfast, we started our drive Eastward. Stopped at our first Canadian Rest stop and it was very nice and very clean. The roads are what amaze me, they are so beautiful. They looked like they have just been put down. No pot holes, gouges, roughness, so smooth and makes for a good ride. The temp has been 64 degrees almost since we got here. Passed some beautiful falls and one was called Bridal Veil Falls. The snow is stillmelting from up on the 13,000 ft. level. We were about 2-4,000 ft.and the signs along the road said "Could havesevere weather". Had to get some gas, and paid 120.9 a liter, at Hope, BC. The speed signs vary, but on thisRoad #5 (which was similar to I-5) the Max was 110 kmh. Also,Critical Accident Zone, watch your speed. The best was, Avalanche Area - no stopping. lol lol. Guessthey don't want you to take pictures. Driving through these mountains were just beautiful, then all of a sudden the terrain changed, and the mtns were just small foothills. We stopped at Kamloops, BC for the night. Drove through some hard rain at the 4,000 ft. level, but no snow!! The temp. got down to 45 degrees in the rain. Went out for dinner at the local Grill called--Lynx. Not bad, slowservice, but good atmosphere. Signs say Impaired Road Check--they lie--no check. hahaha.

Ps. Don't know why it underlined, can't get it off. grrrrrrrrrr