Last minute changes to our itinerary had us skip Jasper (I know....why??), and drive through Golden and Revelostoke to Cultus Lake. We saved 6 hours of driving time not to mention a tank of gas, (have I mentioned the gas is killing us? We knew it would be crazy expensive but it is even more then we expected, so far we have spent $1500 on gas alone, budget update will come when we leave Canada).
On our way to Revelstoke we stopped at a place called the Enchanted Forest. A must do with kids, incredibly creative, set in an old growth forest with massive trees and in a beautiful natural setting, all the while you are surrounded by every fairy tale character from your past...You are able to explore the tiny homes and read various fairy tales throughout the forest...if anything it was an incredible walk through some of the prettiest forest I have seen and all the while the kids were having a blast.
Anneka wants to add something here: "everything here was my favourite, I loved that we could explore the big tree house that was 3 floors"
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| Follow the yellow brick roa |
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| "The Cow Jumping Over the Moon" |
On to Revelstoke, we booked a campground with all the works...so far we have only stayed in Provincial and National parks...beautiful for sure...but pretty basic..this campground had it all and the kids were in heaven, from goats, bunnies and ducks to a pool and ice cream...kids did not want to leave and explore which has been our mission so far. When we first arrived instead of parking the trailer, setting up and hitting the road, we let them hang out and enjoy the beautiful weather and swimming pool. Its funny how the simplest pleasures make them the happiest. Next day we hit Mt. Revelstoke, rode the Gondola to the top (STUNNING!), hiked around and then jumped on the pipe coaster, (a mountain roller coaster- totally amazing!). Because our campground was such a hit, we headed back early and had another easy evening, this time meeting some new friends from Alberta, had a great evening with them.
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| The Pipe Coaster |
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| The top of Mt Revelstoke |
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| Riding the Gondola- Liv was frightened here but trying to overcome it: |
The next day we left for a place called Cultas lake (think Grand Bend or Wasaga surrounded by mountains and beautiful forest). Johnny used to live in Abbotsford which is about 1/2 hour drive fro Cultas, ...he was able to connect with two old friends of his Sherri and Rob and spend the day catching up. Cultas Provincial Park, was one of the nicest parks we stayed in so far our site had a huge Cedar as well as a tiny creek behind us with fallen logs and rocks that the kids could explore. The area itself has been built up for tourist with an amusement park and shops and restaurants. Of course the kids wanted to go to the amusement park, so off I went with the girls so johnny could have a visit with his friends. No quite Wonderland (way too many spinny rides for me!) but a prefect little park to go with the kids and pretty reasonable too. Cultas Lake was definitely the kids fave.
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| Our campsite at Cultas lake |
