It was a long 6 hour drive from Whistler to Kamloops, yet the drive was anything but boring. The first part of the drive took us through these beautiful mountain passages. As we followed the winding road, we got to see the Canadian mountains close up. There are really no words to describe it. Needless to say, the views made that drive something truly unique. At one point, we pulled off the side of the road to play with some snow but decided against walking out on our own as neither Craig or I had a working mobile on us. Since we didn't want to make a bad name for our fellow Australians, we kept to common sense and just soaked in our surroundings.
We got a little bit of snow as we drove but luckily, nothing too heavy. Often, we saw mini-waterfalls as snow melted from the mountains to form streams and rivers. The road would often curve with the winding rivers and at many points, break into huge beautiful pools and lakes. It was here that we really got to appreciate the pristine colours of pure glacial water. It's often described as "robin egg-blue" but I don't think you truly appreciate what that means until you've seen the real thing.
Unfortunately, I'd forgotten to bring the adapter that allowed me to plug my ipod into the car. But in the end, it didn't really affect the quality of our trip. We easily found ways to entertain each other, pointing out interesting sights as we drove. I often read to Craig from the lonely planet or jokes out of the Reader's Digest I'd purchased. Other times, we'd just surf for radio stations as we passed through varying towns, which usually meant that we ended up listening to a lot of Canadian Rock & Country. It was fun though and one of the best parts of my trip.
When we arrived at Kamloops, it was around 5 in the afternoon. I was so tired from the drive, I ended up falling asleep but when I woke, it was 7pm and the sun was still shining strong. This was a little disconcerting but we headed out for dinner. We couldn't really do much in terms of shopping since was Kamloops was a small town and therefore kept to the traditional 9-5 work time. However, we did find ourselves a nice little place called Zac's Tea shop where I enjoyed an apple cider. I'd become a bit of a fan of the Canadian hot cider. It seemed the pretty fix-me-up after walking around in the Canadian cold. But we turned in early after that to prepare for our drive to Lake Louise. We would get a mini-break from our road trip because we were staying there for 2 days.
Until then... take care.
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