Saturday, September 19
Google maps told us we had a 6 hour drive from Banff to Genelle, so we planned an early start (for us)! All was going well until we came across our first construction site where we were held up for a while. Fortunately the flag person was a chatty young girl who was obviously bored, so she started chatting to Tony and me in the front until she realised there were girls in the back! She was very friendly, like we've found most Canadians to be, and regaled us with stories about the animals we may see on our travels.
We did spot a few deer and one good size bull moose right beside the road but were going too fast to stop and take pictures. Again the scenery was stunning as we skirted rivers and lakes as we made our way through the valleys between the mountains.
More magnificent scenery
The first stop was in Radium Hot Springs, and later in the afternoon we stopped in Cranbrook for lunch. As we turned south as well as west we left the Rockies behind and started driving through more open farming country. Based on the vegetables displayed in the fresh produce stores along the road, particularly the pumpkins, we figured it was good farming country! After our third stop and driver change in Creston we then headed into a smaller mountain pass where the weather went from sunny and 20C to rainy, cloudy and down to 7C until we went over the summit and headed down.
Heading for Genelle
To find our B&B in Genelle we had to rely totally on our GPS as Genelle is a very small town outside of Castlegar, and the B&B was in a suburban area, just near a river and surrounded by tree covered hills. The house is gorgeous and our rooms beautifully fitted out in hand crafted Canadian timbers.
The countryside near our B&B
The Genelle B&B
We drove into Castlegar for dinner and then decided on an early night after our long travel day.
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