We had a short drive to our next site on Sunday, just over an hour. Our destination, Family Tree RV Campground near Sicamous. We had some very hot days but fortunately we had one of the most shaded campsites. We also took advantage of our services there to do some long-needed laundry.
We took a day trip on Monday, going south of Sicamous, down highway 97A to Vernon and east. We are away from the mountains now and closer to the Okanagan Valley so we started to see some farm stands and Okanagan fruit for sale.
We saw some pretty lakes and a waterfall that produces hydro for BC. Although it was a long day, we did enjoy our trip.
On Wednesday we left to start heading for Vancouver. It was cloudy and we were headed to a provincial park. We saw our first large sawmill along Shuswap Lake.
We passed through Kamloops and headed south on highway 5. At Merritt, we headed north on 5A to Monck Provincial Park. Beautiful campsites but rain just after we arrived. We had a lake view site, just not a great view because of the weather.
On Thursday morning, after a stop in Merritt for fuel and groceries, we began the day’s trip to Vancouver. Although we only had a 3 hour drive, it took longer due to construction and traffic congestion as we neared Vancouver. We’ve camped at this campground 6 years ago, the last time we were in Vancouver. The campground is old and sites are small. Parking the trailer was tight – once slides or awnings were out there wasn’t more room tor anything else.
Stay tunes for more on our time in Vancouver!
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