total km: 598
We were advised to take the East side, aka the lakeshore route around Skaha lake. The views were nice, as was the lack of traffic. However, the clouds of bugs that got stuck in our hair and teeth were not so nice.
We ran into Sam, another cross Canada cyclist whom we want nothing to do with (he's pretty odd). We've been trying to avoid him since we met. Luckily he only tagged along for a few km before just stopping. We think he was playing with his GPS but we're not sure. Anyway, lucky for us. We just kept going!
After getting drenched by a tiny, but furious thunder cloud, (It was so weird. We rode into, put all of our rain gear on, and then two minutes later we were out and boiling hot from our rain gear) we stopped for coffee in Oliver where we dined on leftover pasta with hotdogs (Katie thought that she was buying sausages) and a nice waterbottle of Thornhaven Rose (courtesy of Sam - we know, we're assholes).
Then it was a quick ride to the Nk'Mip (in-kah-meep) campground which was unfortunately overcrowed with everyone from screaming little girls, to teenage drunks to elderly RV-ers. To boot, it was $30.75 for the cheapest spot! Luckily we found, and used the staff shower, complete with luxury shampoo and soap.
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