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Today was Kokanee Glacier day! Well, I didn’t actually see the glacier but we were pretty close. We headed off just down the road to the beginning of the 16km gravel track that goes up.. and up and up and up… and up some more into the mountains where there are different lakes and walks to explore (at this point we’re at 5249 ft). At this point I would’ve appreciated being in my trusty old Defender rather than a very low, very bumpy “minivan” (people carrier) but it wasn’t too bad in the end and we got up without too much worry.

At this point Aid and Meld went off for the long walk, up to near the glacier, whilst Rosie, B and I opted for the shorter walk around Gibson Lake, a 3km walk which was very pretty, lots of little waterways running down to the lake, walking partially through the trees and partially through a jungley undergrowth but always overlooking the amazing and huge mountains, with us not being *too* far away from the snowy peaks.

One of the nice things about the Town and Country (the car this is) is that all the back seats completly fold away under the floor very quickly and easily, so we collapsed the middle seats and had a rather nice little picnic in the middle of the car away from all the mosquitos and other bugs, which was nice! Followed by an hour or so of lounging around in the sun and listening to music (which I’ve missed!) before the other two came back from their hike.

We trundled slowly back down the gravely “road” and back the hotel for some chilling out on the grass, and making ourselves pretty for going out tonight… back to the same place that we loved so much a couple of nights ago! I’m hungry!

I’m writing this on day 8, so my memory is already hazy.. the days go quickly but seem like a million years ago by the next. I can’t believe I’ve already been here a week; in a way, it seems like 5 minutes, but equally in another way it seems like months.

Today we went on a trip to nearby Kaslo, a funny little town with old style buildings and a proper old steam boat to see.

We stopped off and had lunch by the lake, unfortunately the sun wasn’t on our side so it was pretty chilly but still a good view!

Rosie and I went on a walk around the lake whilst the others toured the boat. We met back up for a wander around the shops, and to observe the town.

On the way back we visited Ainsworth Hot Springs; where Aid, B, and myself avoided getting in and instead opted for observing/laughing at Rosie and Meld. The sign indicated 37 degrees, a touch warm for me anyway!

We stopped by a creek too on the way back; I have a fascination with water, and waterfalls, and there are tonnes around here because of the mountains, so it keeps me happy just watching the water flow.

Next up, a trip to Walmart, my first visit to the giant supermarket which was… big… like a Tesco Extra only bigger. We were there looking at the electrical stuff (Aid and I) and clothes (Rosie and B) for about 30-60 minutes, we didn’t even get on to the food!

Back to Safeway for a lasagne, garlic bread, and more Smirnoff Ice in cans. At this point I will thank the so many people that have pointed out I like to talk about food a lot; I didn’t get to this size by eating nothing One of my aims of the holiday was to experience the food too, so I’m afraid I will witter on about that. (okay, I’m just a fatty.)