This morning we packed our cases ready to leave Whistler behind. We ate the remains of yesterday's lunch Sub and Melon pieces. After a quick chat with Mum we set off north at about 9.50. We decided to make a fuel stop before we actually left the Whistler area and stopped at a Chevon station and put C$50 in (1.89 per litre). We also grabbed a couple of Coffees.
We had briefly considered squeezing in the gondola trip as the peak to peak was due to restart today, but knowing we had a long drive ahead we decided against it. Google maps claimed we had at least a 5hr drive but know these are usually longer than stated.
We drove for around 40 minutes before stopping at a parking area for Nairn Falls. A sign said it was a 1.5km walk to the falls. The walk was alongside a very fast flowing river, with crystal clear water. The pathway was rocky underfoot with some reasgentle undulations, although at the far end it was a little more difficult climbing up the rocky surface to the viewing platform. We stood watching the powerful upper fall for a while, then Keith scrambled down to the lower one whilst I had a quick rest in the sunshine. Not the weather we'd been expecting today as the forecast had been for rain. Overall the walk and viewing had taken us just over an hour.
Back on the road we were soon exclaiming over the stunning scenery, the lakes and rivers with stunning mountain backdrops. We pulled over a few times to take photos.
Approaching the town of Lillooet about 2pm we decided to make a lunch stop at Tim Hortons. We had a couple more coffees and shared a flatbread pepperoni pizza. Keith also had something called a honey cruller and I ordered an apple fritter.
The scenery changed from the wooded snow capped mountains to a slight less dramatic landscape, with wider, calmer rivers, farming areas, and less spruce trees, but it was still lovely. We made our way through the town of Kamloops, where we stopped again to fill up with fuel to save having to do it tomorrow. As we left yhd fuel station the weather ahead looked ominous with dark clouds, we didnt get far before the rain started. It continued for most of the way on towards our destination of Clearwater.
We checked in to the Quality Inn at around 6pm and after a short rest went to find some food at the nearby Hop n Hog smokehouse. To be hibesfcwe weren't really hungry, so ended up ordering 3 starts/tapas plates to share (prawn cevice with corn chips, crispy pork belly and brisket stuffed jalapeno peppers wrapped in bacon! All delicious.
We were shattered so headed back to the hotel for an early night.
Scenery is stunning 😍
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