We actually woke up to some sunshine this morning...finally! But it really didn’t last...it wasn’t a bad day but clouds rolled in making it more “cloudy with sunny breaks” rather than the other way around.
I made a lunch and we headed out just after 9:00. Our destination was Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park 42km away, but we wanted to check out the recreational sites along the way. We’d like to see if any are big enough for us to fit into.
The Chilliwack River, like all of the other rivers in BC, is very high right now...
We actually thought that the road to Chilliwack Lake was a Forest Service road and that we would off-load the ATV’s and ride them but as it turned out the road was paved all of the way. A very pretty drive...
After driving around the campground, we went down to the boat launch area. The lake is so high that there is no beach at the moment. We parked and took our lunch down to the boat launch area.
Such a pretty lake...
Still lots of snow in the mountains...
This little fellow joined us for lunch...
On our way back to Chilliwack we stopped at another recreation site...Thurston Meadows is very nice and there are a couple of sites that we could possible get into but you cannot ride ATV’s from it. So if we come back to this area and want to ride, we will likely stay at Tamahi Creek...or Chilliwack Lake (for fishing).
Before heading back to Cultus Lake, we went into Chilliwack and filled up a propane tank as well as all of the gas containers...in preparation for the ATV Poke Ride in Merritt. We’ve been watching the weather forecast but it looks like rain for tomorrow so we will likely stay put for another day...we always seem to be at the mercy of the weather!!
Back home, I decided to go down and take a shower...the park has flush toilets (rather than pit) and “free” hot showers. So since we are paying $30/night, I thought I would take advantage of it besides the holding tanks are getting pretty full in the trailer.
Just before 4:00 we headed over to see Neil and Lisa. There is a beautiful golf course between us and 1000 Trails RV Park....
Neil had just finished working (he mows the lawns for the park) and was in the shower so Lisa took us for a walk down to the creek that runs into Cultus Lake...Foster Creek, I believe...
Steve got a campfire going once we got home and we sat enjoying the fire and toasting two years of retirement. Amazing at how fast the time has flown by...we love our new lifestyle!
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