This morning we woke at our normal time and I walked over to A&W to get our breakfast and coffee. We “dined” at the table in our room, while Mum reviewed my blog for any spelling or grammar mistakes. Then we did some of our wiki research that I had been unable to do the night before, while we waited for the time to head to our adventure of the day.
Every year, I try to find something a little different for us to do/visit. This year it was a ride on the Kettle Valley Steam Railway. It was a beautiful day for the ride and it was surprisingly not too busy. It is a 90-minute ride along ten kilometres of the old Kettle Valley Rail Line from Faulder to Trout Creek. It was a very interesting and informative trip. It turns out that the original engine that they used from 1995 to 2009 was Duncan’s very own Mayo Lumber #3, which was on loan from the BC Forestry Museum.
As we traveled along the tracks, the conductor told us of the history of the railway as well as the surrounding area. There was also a banjo player onboard and he sang Morningtown Ride for me and Mum. I’ve always loved the Irish Rovers and it seemed to be a perfect song to sing on a train.
Before we knew it, we were pulling back into the station. We had purchased some tickets for the 50/50 draw that they were having as a fundraiser, and just as we stopped, they called out a number – my number. I couldn’t believe it, but I was the proud winner of $56. Not bad for a morning’s adventure.
Our next stop, was brunch at The Jammery, in Lake Country. It wasn’t that long a drive – just over a hour – however we hit traffic from hell all the way through Kelowna. Neither of us is sure if we would like to go back there on a future visit since the traffic was so bad.
Brunch at The Jammery was delightful. Mum had a Reuben with caesar and I had the Besto Pesto Benny with cheesy hash browns. After we ate, we went next door to the gift shop. They had tons of jams, honeys, and other yummy things for sale. Thankfully we were full from our brunch and didn’t buy too much.
We also stopped in Armstrong at the Village Cheese Company to pick up some cheese. I picked up some habanero, horseradish, beer and wild salmon flavoured cheese. Mum picked up some gouda and parmesan and then we were on the road again.
Within a half an hour, we arrived in Salmon Arm at our hotel. While Mum took a brief nap, I organized the back seat of the car and chatted with hubby on the phone.
Dinner was at Setter’s Pub, just up the hill. We went here for dinner on our trip last year and enjoyed it, so we decided to go back. Mum had the Yorkie Sliders and I had the Buffalo Chicken Salad (sorry no pictures, I forgot).
Tomorrow we are heading to Hope, with a stop at another cheese place, and of course, Shuswap Pie Company.
Thank you for sharing our adventure and I will talk to you soon.
L