Arne And: Revelstoke

So. I survived the expedition in Red Mountain, returned to the car that was parked next to some locals that thaught is was super awesome that I was driving a Nissan Rogue. I quickly got over the excitement and headed north to Nakusp, where they have a full service Esso station. It surprised me a bit, how can you have driven to Nakusp in the middle of nowhere not knowing how to fill up your tank? Enough said. They had a sign informing about the free ferry schedule over Upper Arrow Lake, but since I had no idea whether I was coming from Galena Bay or Shelter Bay, so all I could do was drive as fast as the little car could do. On the way to the ferry, I passed through some scenic landscape, but I didn't get to see it, both because of the dark night, but also the fog that limited the visibility to about 30 feet/10m. I made the ferry with about 5 minutes, so I didn't have to wait another hour for the next one.

So I made it into Revelstoke, and the Lonely Planet guide told me it was excellent housing options at the SameSun hostel. I checked in there, only to realize I don't fit in with the typical backpacker. First of all I don't have rasta, 2nd I ordered a private room, which sort of defies the whole purpose of a hostel. But the bed was clean and warm and I got a good night sleep.

Wiser from yesterdays experience in Red Mountain, I left my skins in the car, and bought a lift ticket to get stoked in Revelstoke.

The mountain was huge compared to the other places I'd been. With a total of about 1700m vertial, it was a lot of terrain to cover. The only drawback was the fog. I could not see the chair in front of me. Again - smart thing I left the skins in the car.