We have had pretty crumby weather for most of this trip so it was a relief when we woke up to find it clear. We were able to go for a walk with MBH (My Better Half) and MBHM (My Better Half’s Mom)... oh yeah, and the dog, Tika. MBHM lives on a small farm where there are a few animals and some fields that we could walk through. The ground was frosty but the air was warm enough. We walked by some testy Llamas and then a field of Cows. The neighbour’s dog Louie also came for the trip.
After a meal we took a quick tour through Kamloops on the way to a Superstore. We got gas (after nearly not making it to Superstore for gas...), and then headed back to the house. There was a minor detour to 7-11 for a Slurpee, and oh was it a worthwhile detour! Back at the house we were just a chillin’ when the neighbour (and landlord) came over. We had not been there long but evidently we had already consumed the daily download limit for their satellite internet... this meant that there would be no internet for 24 hours. He was not concerned, since it could have been his kids, but knowing us... it was probably us... oops!
The little farm is sitting on North Thompson River and since we enjoy hiking and exploring it seemed natural that we should climb down the embankment to the river. The dogs came with us (Tika and Louie) as we made it down the steep bluffs and to the sandy shore of the river. It is low season for rivers so the river only filled up a small part of the gully, what filled the rest was a soft smooth sand, like that you would expect to find on the shores of Mexico, or the dunes of the Sahara. It was something interesting to see. The dogs enjoyed the walk and enjoyed the water. Louie was a bit aggressive so I took him with me as we ran down the beach. This was fun, and I was enjoying my new Vibram Five-Finger shoes, but this really highlighted how out of shape I am and how in shape Louie is. It was nuts.
We walked a long way on the sand, which was surprising because you really would expect water on the riverbed, but nope, mostly sand. It was a great walk. After a while we were all tired so we headed back. I ran the dogs back to try and tire them out, but I think that it just tired me out and that they really have too much energy. MBH caught up to me and we went back to the house.
MBHM returned from University and we headed out to Milestones for supper. It was good, very good, but the HST certainly made it a more costly good. This whole trip I have been able to see the crazy differences in tax across the country. More or less it is like this. Everywhere in Canada has outrageous tax except for Alberta, so... don’t buy anything if you have the choice of buying it in Alberta because it costs a fortune!
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