Day 3, Rained Out

So, today was full of rain and clouds.  We could've pushed on up north, but since the main point of this whole ride is to see beautiful scenery, with that scenery blocked by low cloud cover we decided to spend a nice day in Revelstoke.  It was a pretty lazy one...we (or at least I) slept in a little, got some breakfast, and walked around the town.  Even found a great little coffee shop called Sangha Bean, where I got a great cappuccino.


When we returned to our hotel (the Monashee Lodge) we found out that today and tomorrow were the two days of the year they closed down to do a major housecleaning of the facilities.  But the owner was so friendly she offered to let us have the run of the place, and even gave us a discount off of our already reasonable rate since there wouldn't be anybody manning the lobby.  After loading us up with rags and towels to wipe our bikes down with, they offered to move some outdoor furniture so that we could pull the bikes under some awnings and get them out of the rain.  To a person, everyone we've met so far has been over-the-top friendly.  Guess that's kind-of the Canadian way.

We finished our evening off we a Sunday special pot roast at a local sport pub, some CFL football on their TV, and some local brew.  Great down day and tomorrow's weather is looking a lot better, so we should be able to make our way most of the way up to Jasper and the high mountains!

Day 3 mileage:  0 mi

Total mileage:  599 mi / 964 km