BC so far...

Being in travel mode has put me in the the blogging mood. Although it's not as "exotic" as Mexico and we are not going to be gone for nearly as long, traveling outside our home province still stirred the blogger in me.
So we set off to British Columbia last Wednesday with our trunk packed with clothes, a tent, and imperishables. We found our trusty old campsite that we have come back to for the past few years on the edge of Horseshoe Lake and settled in for four nights stay. Our first two days were spent at Fort Steele ("Where history comes alive!"), an old heritage town with constant entertainment from live actors and demonstrations. The high point for me was during the indoor theatre performance when I was picked from the audience to go on stage, something I think all of us secretly both desire and maybe fear. Liam spent a lot of time in the blacksmith shop which awarded him the privilege of receiving a handmade nail and mini horseshoe. Nearing the end of out time at Fort Steele, Ila and Mei had gotten so comfortable around the actors that they followed them around, talking to them and holding onto the women's skirts.
The next day we went to a Trout Hatchery and then just hung out at the lake catching frogs, turtles, and even a snake and a toad. Rus was pretty excited that he was able to use his snorkeling skills to dive for turtles.
Sunday morning, we headed to Fairmont, went to a small church there, bathed in the free hot springs, then headed on towards Revelstoke. We searched for a few campsites in the area; one of them leading us a little bit farther into the wilderness than we would have liked (there have been a large amount of bear sightings lately and the "road" was more like a path). It was getting late and raining so we decided to plow through to Lake Country instead where we are now staying with friends.