Hmm do we have a plan?

Day 6 – Keith

Today started out pretty mellow with no plans what so ever. We woke up and had great coffee at the pavilion and had a chat with the folks from Chilliwack.

Leah had booked us a reservation at the Ainsworth hot springs for noon, apparently Ainsworth can’t find staff so you now have to reserve your time slot. Leah booked it for noon so we could avoid all the children.

We finished up our coffees and headed into Kaslo for breakfast as I had been really wanting to have a bite to eat at the Bluebelle Bistro. We had eaten there years prior and I remembered the food was amazing. Well nothing had really changed, we ordered our breakfast and had a seat on their cute little patio out back. I ordered just your regular old Sausage and eggs and Leah went with a breakfast burrito. The food and coffee was amazing! I would highly suggest if your staying or passing through Kaslo and area a little peckish to hit up the Bluebelle.

As we had some time to burn before our reservation at Ainsworth, we decided to tour around Kaslo to burn off some time. I had no idea that back during WWII after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Kaslo became a Japanese internment camp. Apparently many of the ghost mining towns in the region were repurposed for the war effort.

We left Kaslo with a greater understanding of the history of the region and made a quick stop at the bridge outside of the Woodbury marina as there is a building to the west that looks very much like an old mining building right next to a narrow canyon.

Ainsworth was well worth it and Leah is a genius to book it around noon because as soon as we got there it started to clear out and it was mostly adults hanging around. It was also kinda fun that I ran into one of my co-workers from EPCOR. He was there with his family having a well deserved vacation. After a few passes through the cave and the mandatory cold soaks we decided we had had enough.

For any that know us and those that have been reading this blog, you may be aware that we enjoy beer. Knowing that there was one brewery left on the table in Nelson we had to hit it up. We arrived at Nelson brewing Co to find they only do flights which suited us fine. I noticed that they carried these great insulated tumblers that would be great for sitting in the sun and would protect against our malty beverages from becoming light struck, so of course we had to buy them.

Last on the list for Nelson was to hit Backroads brewing and then a quick bite to eat before heading back to Toad Rock for one last night. On the way home Leah insisted that we stop at the large rock for what Toad Rock is named for.