Day 1: Fernie to Kelowna
We got up early this morning, 6am to be exact, and after some last minute cleaning and a farewell to SilverRock we were off on the road. It was a nice ride through Cranbrook and surrounds but unfortunately the greasy A&W brekky wasn't sitting too well so Zane and I were feeling a bit queasy. We powered on nonetheless and soon enough it was my turn to drive!

I don't want to toot my own horn (pun intended) but I think I am doing pretty well for someone of my limited driving experience. Living on Hamo and driving the golf buggies has certainly helped and despite getting a bit confused every now and then about what lane I'm meant to be in, Zane thinks I'm doing pretty well. Today I changed lanes, overtook TWO cars, turned at intersections and even drove through some treacherous snowy conditions. (*Read: about 1mmm of snow dusted on the road).

Zane eventually relaxed, but I don't think he will ever get used to my crooning along with the tunes. I sing in the chord of strangled cat.

So we made it through the beautiful Kootenay Pass and, thanks largely due to my awesome navigational skills, we made it to Kelowna in record time (thanks also to the time difference, we gained an hour).

And now I'm sitting at our little table in our litle campsite and tapping away while the friendly little birds and big duckies get closer and closer. This orange juice is MINE wildlife!

We're staying in the Bear Creek Provincial Park tonight and it's a really pretty campsite, right on Okanagan Lake. We got fairly lost in downtown Kelowna but we managed to find a Safeway and a Liquour Store so we are just about to cook up some Tuna Pasta and have a nice glass of wine and watch Anchorman. It seems fitting that we should know the movie back to front, seeing as we have named our car Veronica Corningstone after one of the characters.

It's our first night trying out the van-bed so I hope it is comfy and my make-shift curtains stay up during the night. It is actually my very first night camping ever so I'm pretty excited. I'm betting I'll wake up pretty often, thinking bears are coming to eat our food and/or faces.

Tomorrow, on to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island!

Much outdoor love,
T and Z.

UPDATE. OMG We got up an hour ago and I am only just getting feeling back in my feet. It was SOOO cold last night! It as 2 degrees when we got up this morning with a flat air-mattress and moderate frostbite. All good fun though. In Starbucks using wi-fi and having a coffee and then it's off to Walmart to get an eggshell mattress. Note to self... unpack sleeping bag and wear extra thermal layers at night!