Sleeping next to a busy railway line is not the best for getting a good night's sleep, as Frank discovered. I slept fine however...
Before leaving we had a phone interview with Catherine from the Kamloops Daily News. Thanks for your time and interview Catherine!
Our ride for the day, bringing us from Revelstoke to Kamloops, was Jake Devlin. He actually lives in Kamloops and drove to Revelstoke to pick us up, then drove back to Kamloops to drop us off at the campground. I found the scenery amazing. It was neat to see the change in vegetation as we neared Kamploops, which is in a drier part of B.C. Sagebrush and smaller plants were more common and trees were thinner.
Once we arrived, Murray, a photographer from the Kamloops Daily News met us for a few photos to accompany the interview we did earlier in the day. Thanks Murray!
At 5pm, we gave Jake and his outrigger crew a hand to load a boat, although they had plenty of hands for the job. Jake then took us on a tour of the city and showed us some of the sights and historical buildings, as well as some of the new facilities for the upcoming 2011 Western Canada Summer Games. Very beautiful city!
Jake then had Frank and I over for a BBQ at his home. We met his stepson Bryce and his wife Karen, and George, an outrigger teammate of Jake's, also came over for a visit. It was an amazing meal and Frank and I would like to extend our thanks to Jake, Karen and Bryce once again for all of their hospitality and to George who offered us a ride to our next campground.
Later in the evening we had the pleasure to meet Libby, the wife of Brain who recently passed away from ALS. All the best to you and your family, Libby, and thanks for all that you did for Frank and I during our short stay in Kamploops!
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