Wherever I May Roam: 2017

As I said yesterday, there were curves on the agenda today, and the highways did not disappoint. By the time we were packed up and ready to go, including breakfast at Tim Hortons, it was 10am. The weather was beautiful once again, a tad cooler than yesterday, with some clouds forming south and west of Creston.

The first road today was highway 3A from Creston to Kootenay Bay. I've been on this stretch before, and it's as good a road as you'll find in Canada. The curves never really stop, and one probably spends more time leaning that riding straight. We stopped at a lookout about halfway, and while I took a couple of pictures, Leona started chatting with a lady from Australia. We ended up having a good chat with the couple, who are believers as well. Almost 5 years ago I went to a golf camp at Kokanee Springs for a week, and we quickly pulled in to refresh my memory.

From the golf course it's only a few minutes until you get to the ferry, which took us over to Balfour. While waiting for the ferry we chatted with two other couples from Alberta, who also stayed at the same hotel as us last night. The ferry ride was fun, a great little diversion from riding, and took about half an hour or so.

Once off the ferry we turned right onto highway 31, which we took up to Kaslo. Moments after making the turn we caught about a 10 minute shower. The rain was actually comfortable, and helped to cool us off a little. In Kaslo we stopped for lunch, before taking 31A over to New Denver. 31A was an awesome road, hardly any traffic at all, and more curves than 3A. This short 50km stretch is one of BC's best kept secrets.

In New Denver we pulled over so I could have a smoke, and the clouds forming in our path looked a little ominous. A quick check of the weather told me that any rain would be moving quickly, so we decided to forego rain gear. We caught another little shower, and some intense wind, but soon we were back in the sun. Highway 6 from New Denver, through Nakusp, and to Galena Bay was another scenic route, less curves but still plenty. There was another ferry at Galena Bay, that we took across to Shelter Bay, about a 20 minute crossing. The road from there to Revelstoke was kind of boring after the scenery and curves all day.

After checking into our room in Revy, we walked a few blocks to Emo's for dinner. I had a pizza, and it was the best pizza I've had in years. Leona had a salmon dinner, and we would both recommend this place for a nice dinner in Revelstoke.

We don't have a big mile day planned tomorrow, so we might go ride the pipe coaster at Revelstoke Mountain Resort before hitting the road to Radium. Sadly we have only two more really scenic days left on this trip, though the morning we leave for Edmonton from Jasper will still be beautiful. There's rain in the forecast for the day we do the Icefield Parkway, so hopefully that changes yet. Now it's time for a shower and some sleep. It was an absolutely amazing day today!!