Today was a very early start with me picking up Mum at 6:45 so we could catch the 8:30 ferry to Horseshoe Bay. It was also a very dreary and rainy day – bad for our trip but much needed after weeks and weeks of no rain. We had an uneventful crossing which we spent in the car chatting and doing crosswords. I admit that my preference is the Departure Bay ferry as it seems much shorter than the Duke Point to Tsawwassen ferry and this time it was the logical choice.
We got off the ferry and headed to our lunch location which was Fraser Park Restaurant in Burnaby. It was located in an industrial park and at first, we drove right past it and had to turn around. It wasn’t packed but it was busy enough that Mum quickly grabbed a table as I went to the counter to order. Mum had the Kimchi Hash with eggs and Tex-Mex sausages and I had a sausage sampler with eggs, potato pancakes and a homemade horseradish mayo. It was quite delicious and also very economical.
After our lunch, we traveled east on the Lougheed Highway to Agassiz and then north to Harrison Hot Springs. We arrived with almost an hour to spare before check-in and decided to stop and look at our list of places in the area. It turns out that Lynn Crawford visited a local goat farm on her show Pitchin’ In, so we turned the car around and headed back to Agassiz to visit The FarmHouse Natural Cheeses. We grabbed some honey and decided to visit again to pick up cheese on our way home next weekend.
By this time we were able to check into our motel so we headed back to Harrison Hot Springs. We took a short walk along the waterfront as Mum was searching for a gelato shop that she had heard of. As we were walking we also noticed that there are several references to sasquatches around town. The gelato shop was closed so we turned around, stopping at the hot springs pool to check it out. We were both happy to see that it was not busy at all so we went back to the motel, grabbed our suits, and went back to the pool. We spent an hour or so soaking in the hot spring pool before realizing that we were not only getting tired but also hungry. The picture below is of a Bigfoot footprint, as well as one of the local street signs.
We finally settled on the Old Settler Pub which was a short walk away. Mum had the French Onion Soup and I had the same but also had a small side salad. It was a very well made soup which we both enjoyed. On the way back to the motel, Mum picked up an Irish Cream gelato at another ice cream store along the waterfront for dessert.
We are now at the motel, tired and ready for bed. Tomorrow we are heading for Three Valley Gap just west of Revelstoke with a possible lunch stop in Kamloops. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed sharing our adventure today.
Talk to you soon.
L
