Yearn to Wander

Kamloops Lake

After we crossed the Rockies, we entered the Okanangan, the fruit basket of Canada, where we spent a wonderful month last fall. Across the northern end, the lush green forests faded slowly as Shuswap Lake appeared and yielded to higher altitude dessert approaching Kamloops. West from Kamloops to the coast, was all new territory for us: through Cache Creek and Lillooet, down Dawson Lake Road to Whistler and Horseshoe Bay. The scenery was stunning!

From Horseshoe Bay, one of the Vancouver ferry terminals, we crossed to Vancouver Island, where we'd spent the winter. It was good to return, to catch up with friends we'd met during our winter stay, and to revisit many places we'd enjoyed.

Then it was on to Gabriola Island for the summer. It was a twenty minute ferry ride east of Nanaimo, or to Vancouver: a twenty minute flight or a five hour relay with two ferries, a bus, and a taxi.