Canada!

Day 16. Wednesday, May 6.


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Bright and early we took Harvey into the shop for his headlight malfunction. The place was tough to find... definitely not for passers-though, but they treated us very well. It was another rainy day, and we sill had our rental car so Casey, the dogs and I piled in with our books and found a nearby park to hang out in while we awaited word on Harvey. They got back to us around 10:30 and the news was good - just a bad wire connection needed to be cleaned up and we were on our way!

The bad news was that the electrical problems caused enough of a delay that we were going to miss our ferry to Vancouver Island. Luckily it wasn't paid for yet and we contemplated taking a later one, but we were looking for a stress-free route and the island involved a lot of tough driving in a forecast of rain. So we decided to head east instead of west toward B.C. wine country! Wince country means sun, eh?

But first...


Woo hoo! Universal health care! 13th grade! Poutine! Uh... well poutine seems pretty nasty.

Anyway. It was still a bit too far to drive to the Okanagen Valley (the wine region) for one day so we decided to stay in Sasquatch Provincial Park for the night. This decision wasn't based solely on the clearly awesome name. Casey and I are also fans of Harry and the Hendersons and were interested in befriending one of these gentle giants to join us on the rest of our voyage. Alas, we came across none. I figure it was the rain keeping them in their caves and not the sight of a dog with a lampshade on its head chasing every creature in sight and doing handstands when it pees.

I digress. Here are some photos from The 'Squatch: