Revelstoke is another lovely town in the Rockies, popular with adventurous outdoorsy types in the summer and skiers in the winter, and like Queenstown, too expensive for those who work in the town to actually live there.
A few of our adventurous types popped into the local Cannabis store and ended up with “gummy bears” that would apparently cure all ills, and a few joints.. not for me. In deference to a one hour time change later in the day, and much to the disgust of those who stayed up late the night before, we had an 8am departure - a bit cooler too. Another day with the very best riding and scenery anywhere, with more snow on the mountain tops as we climbed higher into the Rockies. We stopped for coffee (and creamy delights at a very nice bakery) in the town of Golden. Very much a town of two halves, Golden is picturesque and lovely on one side of the railway tracks, and as a fairly significant railway hub, very industrial on the other. Baldric and Yvonne started counting wagons on a passing train -unfortunately it stopped moving at 80 which was probably less than half way. - huge. Banff is a very pretty tourist town, famous for the eye wateringly expensive and impressive Banff Springs Hotel (we are in more humble but still very nice accommodation). We had arranged to meet my cousins from Calgary tomorrow night, but purely by chance bumped into them at our hotel. We enjoyed dinner and were amazed to see a doe and her wee Bambi just a metre or two away, unconcerned about those onlookers. It was a concern to see the doe (and baby) trot across the road into oncoming traffic - fortunately no issues. Despite the repairs in Kamloops and the best efforts of Doc & Nev, problems with my bike have continued, so I was dispatched 140km to Calgary Harley Davidson (I am writing as I wait for a diagnosis and prognosis , 4 hours so far). Comments are closed.
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Don MalcolmA perfect day involves being on my Harley with a long ride ahead.
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