рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд╢рд┐рдд: 09.08.2024
Good morning ЁЯШК - just a quick breakfast, as we want to cover a longer distance by car today.
However, just after a few meters, a long train stops us, standing right where we want to cross the tracks. We see these freight trains parallel to the highway several times today - usually 1 to 3 kilometers long, we estimate ЁЯШ│ Sometimes the containers are even stacked double on one wagon! From a distance, it still looks like a miniature wonderland ЁЯШЕ
Today itтАЩs significantly sunnier, so Highway 1 in Banff is also busier.
Our first stop: Johnston Canyon. It is veeeery crowded, traffic jam in the parking lot and on the hiking trail to the waterfall...ЁЯлг It feels like waiting in line for Colossos in Heide ParkЁЯШЕ Our conclusion while we stand in line and chat with a couple from England: The waterfall is 'ok', but it wasnтАЩt really worth the long wait just for a photo ЁЯд╖тАНтЩАя╕П This is really just for tourists here... But we do see a posing chipmunk again.ЁЯе░
We take a break at Bow River at Morant's Curve for lunch with a mega view and fantastic (!) salad (including blueberries, strawberries, walnuts, sunflower seeds, and nachosЁЯШЕ). ItтАЩs amazing what you can whip up on the road.
Next, we head west towards Revelstoke - always towards the sun. There we want to make a second attempt to drive over the 'Meadows in the sky' to Mount Revelstoke. Just before Revelstoke, Eddi manages to achieve a consumption rate of 9.4 l/100km ЁЯТк We picked him up in Vancouver with 15. They say big cars consume so much fuel ЁЯШЕ
This time it's significantly emptier at Mount Revelstoke. ItтАЩs 25km of winding roads uphill - Melly is having fun!ЁЯЪА
At almost 2000m (6900ft), thereтАЩs a fantastic view in all directions, including over the Columbia River. A sea of flowers stretches around a tiny mountain lake. At the summit, which can only be reached on foot, stands a small historic fire cabin. On the way back to the car, we find the funny comfortable red wooden chairs again. And all the winding roads have to be driven back down, of course ЁЯШЙ
We drive the rest of the way to the eastern shore of Shuswap Lake at the entrance of Sicamous. The sun shows itself again with all its energy over the sparkling lakes. Just before reaching the next AirBnB accommodation, a deer crosses our path in the distance.
Here, we have a suuuuper cute log cabin with two Swiss hosts ЁЯе░ And thereтАЩs really nothing weтАЩre missing! We can even wash our clothes tomorrow ЁЯШЕ Ruedi and Vreny are very warm and itтАЩs easy to have a conversation with them. They also have some great insider tips for us.
Tomorrow we want to have a veeeeery relaxed rest day ЁЯШК