{"id":558,"date":"2021-08-12T02:02:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T06:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waynorth.asuscomm.com\/wordpress\/?p=558"},"modified":"2021-08-12T02:03:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T06:03:39","slug":"vernon-to-salmon-arm-on-august-10th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/waynorth.asuscomm.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/12\/vernon-to-salmon-arm-on-august-10th\/","title":{"rendered":"Vernon to Salmon Arm on August 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Tonight I will write in english and provide a translated french version below as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Claude was telling me the morning we left Kathy\u2019s and Dave\u2019s place on the morning of the 10th,, \u00ab\u00a0do you have any more relatives or friends we could visit?\u00a0\u00bb with what I felt was a lot of gratitude in his voice. So\u2026.. thanks so very much to Kathy and Dave for allowing us both into your beutiful new home and allowing us to \u00ab\u00a0reset\u00a0\u00bb afterthat long day in the saddle the dy before. Wonderful conversation with both and Dave and Kathy on their past travels as well as Dave\u2019s great insights on route we should take from Vernon onwards. We will heed DVE\u2019s advice and now reroute fro Revelstoke south into the Kootneys. Thanks Dave and we re so looking forward to that great section of BC!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comme Claude me le disait le matin o\u00f9 nous avons quitt\u00e9 la maison de Kathy et Dave le matin du 10, \u00ab avez-vous d'autres parents ou amis que nous pourrions visiter ? \u00bb avec ce que je ressentais, c'\u00e9tait beaucoup de gratitude dans sa voix. Alors\u2026.. merci beaucoup \u00e0 Kathy et Dave de nous avoir permis \u00e0 tous les deux d'entrer dans votre belle nouvelle maison et de nous permettre de nous \u00ab r\u00e9initialiser \u00bb apr\u00e8s cette longue journ\u00e9e en selle la veille. Merveilleuse conversation avec Dave et Kathy sur leurs voyages pass\u00e9s ainsi que les grandes id\u00e9es de Dave sur l'itin\u00e9raire que nous devrions emprunter \u00e0 partir de Vernon. Nous allons tenir compte des conseils de DVE et maintenant rediriger vers le sud de Revelstoke dans les Kootneys. Merci Dave et nous attendons avec impatience cette grande partie de la Colombie-Britannique!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
So off we went to Slmon Arm ,  a short ride to meet up with Barbara Hay and Cathy Hay. (Michel\u2019s crazy and lovely cousins) who both live in the great town of Salmon Arm.  Did you know that they have an ATP (Association of tennis professionals) sanctioned indoor tennis  facility there?  Amazing that the community has put that together.  I know this because Cathy told me.  She has always been quite keen on fitness nd sports in general so guess what\u2026. ?  Move over Roger Federer because the lady is learning to mave on the court like him! Sorry slight digression there. -:)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nous sommes donc all\u00e9s \u00e0 Slmon Arm, un court trajet pour retrouver Barbara Hay et Cathy Hay. (les cousines \u200b\u200bfolles et adorables de Michel) qui vivent tous les deux dans la grande ville de Salmon Arm. Saviez-vous qu'il y a l\u00e0-bas un centre de tennis en salle sanctionn\u00e9 par l'ATP (Association des professionnels du tennis)\u00a0? Incroyable que la communaut\u00e9 ait mis cela en place. Je le sais parce que Cathy me l'a dit. Elle a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 passionn\u00e9e par le fitness et le sport en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, alors devinez quoi\u2026. ? D\u00e9placez-vous sur Roger Federer parce que la dame apprend \u00e0 jouer sur le court comme lui ! D\u00e9sol\u00e9 l\u00e9g\u00e8re digression l\u00e0. - :)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Anyways, the ride went rather well on highway 97C and B although quite a bit of traffic.  The HOTTT weather is back and claude could feel it today.  Case in point<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quoi qu’il en soit, le trajet s’est plut\u00f4t bien pass\u00e9 sur les autoroutes 97C et B malgr\u00e9 pas mal de trafic. Le temps HOTTT est de retour et claude a pu le sentir aujourd’hui. Exemple de cas<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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So a few stops along the way to have a \u201cfoot rest\u201d.  At least we kept the same clothes on this time :-). The road had a few sharp bites to it with a few steep pithes but\u2026\u2026 nothing compted to what awaited us in Slamon Arm.  You woul think that a town built up on the side a a large lake would be rather flat right?  Nope, hilly as heck, which apparently explains the large number of electric bikes we saw in town. As we rolled in to S.A, Claude suggested we stop and have a beer at a bew pub by the warf as we had to wait for Barbara to get back home before making the finl trek to her hous which is on th far end of town.  I said I thiught it was a bad idea because beer tend to go right to your legs and I knew from looking at the rest of the route that it was all steeply uphill to get to Barb\u2019s!!!!! Short visit to the wharf on the lake before heading out to her house. Anotther fun fact\u2026. Pelocans can often be seen on the lake\u2026. Yes you read right.  Salmon Arm is in the migratory path of the Pelican.  Who knew\ud83d\ude0e You see , as  Cathy says, just one more reason why people should move to S.A,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Donc quelques arr\u00eats en cours de route pour avoir un \u00ab repose-pieds \u00bb. Au moins, nous avons gard\u00e9 les m\u00eames v\u00eatements cette fois :-). La route avait quelques morsures ac\u00e9r\u00e9es avec quelques moelles raides mais\u2026\u2026 rien n’\u00e9tait comparable \u00e0 ce qui nous attendait \u00e0 Slamon Arm. Vous penseriez qu’une ville construite sur le c\u00f4t\u00e9 d’un grand lac serait plut\u00f4t plate, non ? Non, tr\u00e8s vallonn\u00e9, ce qui explique apparemment le grand nombre de v\u00e9los \u00e9lectriques que nous avons vus en ville. Alors que nous arrivions \u00e0 S.A, Claude a sugg\u00e9r\u00e9 que nous nous arr\u00eations et buvions une bi\u00e8re dans un petit pub pr\u00e8s du quai car nous devions attendre que Barbara rentre \u00e0 la maison avant de faire le dernier voyage jusqu’\u00e0 sa maison qui se trouve \u00e0 l’extr\u00e9mit\u00e9 de la ville. J’ai dit que je pensais que c’\u00e9tait une mauvaise id\u00e9e parce que la bi\u00e8re a tendance \u00e0 aller jusqu’aux jambes et je savais en regardant le reste de l’itin\u00e9raire que tout \u00e9tait en mont\u00e9e raide pour arriver \u00e0 Barb’s !!!!! Petite visite du quai sur le lac avant de se diriger vers sa maison. Un autre fait amusant\u2026. On peut souvent voir des p\u00e9locans sur le lac\u2026. Oui vous avez bien lu. Salmon Arm se trouve sur la route migratoire du P\u00e9lican. Qui savait ? Vous voyez, comme le dit Cathy, juste une raison de plus pour laquelle les gens devraient d\u00e9m\u00e9nager \u00e0 S.A,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just to finish of the bike leg today, the climbbto Barb\u2019s was absolutely brutal!!!!!! Stinking hot and we both barely made it up them without getting off with the fully loaded bikes\u2026. OUCH!  But, guess who was cheering us on at the top at the end of her driveway\u2026 Thankx Barb!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Juste pour terminer l’\u00e9tape de v\u00e9lo aujourd’hui, la mont\u00e9e vers Barb a \u00e9t\u00e9 absolument brutale !!!!!! Horriblemet  chaud et nous les avons tous les deux \u00e0 peine r\u00e9ussi  sans descendre avec les v\u00e9los enti\u00e8rement charg\u00e9s\u2026. AIE! Mais, devinez qui nous encourageait en haut au bout de son all\u00e9e\u2026 Merci Barb !<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Hugs and introductions and a bit of catchup before we set off for the Barley pub to have a bit and some brews with Barb and Cathy.  great evening all round with great food nsd company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2lins et pr\u00e9sentations et un peu de rattrapage avant de partir pour le pub Barley pour prendre un peu et quelques bi\u00e8res avec Barb et Cathy. bonne soir\u00e9e tout au long de la bonne bouffe en bonne compagnie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    What a great visit we had and so thankful to both Barbara and Cathy for their hospitality.  To boot, this morning before we left, Terra (Barbara\u2019s Daughter) who also lives in S.A cam over to introduce os to her new baby Sophia.  The cutest of course!  You look great Terra and will be a great mom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Quelle belle visite nous avons eue et merci \u00e0 Barbara et Cathy pour leur hospitalit\u00e9. Pour d\u00e9marrer, ce matin avant notre d\u00e9part, Terra (la fille de Barbara) qui habite aussi \u00e0 S.A est venue pr\u00e9senter os \u00e0 son nouveau b\u00e9b\u00e9 Sophia. La plus mignonone bien s\u00fbr ! Tu es superbe Terra et tu seras une super maman !<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    Finally, just a few shots that we took along the route today.  What a lovely place the Okangan valley is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Enfin, quelques clich\u00e9s que nous avons pris le long du parcours aujourd’hui. Quel bel endroit la vall\u00e9e de l’Okangan !<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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      As most of you know, fires have been raging in the area for a while.  You can see on the photos that the skies are clear but it is one of the rare clear days they have had in a while.  Our thoughts are with Cathy and her husband Mike who are on constant evactuation alert fires are  up in the hills just behind their property in Larch Hills.  Hang tough Cathy and Mike and stay safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Comme la plupart d’entre vous le savent, les incendies font rage dans la r\u00e9gion depuis un certain temps. Vous pouvez voir sur les photos que le ciel est d\u00e9gag\u00e9 mais c’est l’un des rares jours clairs qu’ils ont eu depuis un moment. Nos pens\u00e9es vont \u00e0 Cathy et \u00e0 son comjoint Mike qui sont en alerte d’\u00e9vacuation permanente alors que les feux se trouvent dans les collines juste derri\u00e8re leur propri\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 Larch Hills. Tenez non Cathy et Mike et restez en s\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      good night!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      The retirees Michel & Claude<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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