Wednesday, June 18, 2014 (Travel to Sunshine Valley RV Resort, Hope, BC)

It was 10:40 when we waved goodbye to the camp host (and his family) at Tamihi Creek Rec Site and were on our way. It was another cloudy day...are we ever going to see sunshine again?!

Our first stop was at Chilliwack Heritage Park where there is a great sani-dump...big, easy access area...perfect! We understand it is fairly new...nice to see they actually put some thought into it.

Once finished there, we took Hwy 1 east...to Hope and then  Hwy 3...also known as the "Hope-Princeton Highway"...


Our destination today is Sunshine Valley RV Resort about 14 kms on Hwy 3 east of Hope, BC. It is a Holiday Trails Resort and also a Passport America resort. PA members can stay for 2 nights Sunday thru Thursday and since we want to visit the Othello Tunnels, near Hope, we reserved a couple of nights. It's a rather pricey park...even with the PA discount. We would not be staying here if we had to pay the full nightly fee of $57 (during the week...$60 on weekends).

Sunshine Valley (okay, where is the sun!)...

After checking in, we went to site #50 and got all set up. For a private park, we are very impressed with the sites. The majority are long, wide pull-thrus with a privacy hedge between each site. The downside of this area is that, again, there is no cell or internet signals. The park offers internet...at an extra cost! So for $3.15/day/device, we went for it for the 2 days we are here.

After getting all set up...we went for a walk around the park. Yay, the sun is starting to break through the clouds!

This is the lodge...it houses the office, general store, clubhouse, pool (indoor and outdoor), exercise room, laundry, etc, etc....

Outdoor pool and hot tub...

Indoor pool and hot tubs...

They also have cabins for rent...

Communal fire pit...

And our site...

The park is also ATV/Snowmobile friendly...allowing you to access the trails from the park. Sounds great, but we won't have a chance on this visit...maybe in September when we return to the coast.

After our walk around the park, we pulled out the chairs and enjoyed our happy hour in the sunshine. It was pretty windy out though, so rather chilly when a cloud covered the sun. Consequently, we weren't outside all that long...before retreating inside.

We spent the evening inside watching TV and our "devices"...I worked on our blog for the past week and Steve got caught up on his RV forums and blogs.