So the sun is shining after a couple days of cold and wet weather, and we're having a day off in Thompson Falls, Montana. This little town is beautiful and has some very friendly residents roaming about. I had a well needed shower this morning at the local highschool - the water was warm and I'm feeling fresh!
On the drive in yesterday, Katie, Matt and myself went for a walk around Kootenai Falls. It was nice to have some quiet time in such a beautiful location. I managed to "baptize" myself under one of the small falls. Matt went a step further by taking off most of his clothing and dunking his body under the falls entirely!
What else have we been up to... Fort Steele was a neat spot. There were lots of Clydesdale horses, extremely scenic views of the river and mountains, and a good time shared with Jaco Finlay and some delicious mead! Anyway, so far, so good and I can't wait to get paddling again tomorrow :)
So we're finally in Invermere and it is beautiful! This is my first time seeing anything west beyond Winnipeg and I can't believe how wonderful Canada's landscape is! It really is breathtaking...
Things are going well out here. We're still figuring out how to organize all our gear as the days move forward, as well as how to use our canoe. Today some members of our brigade unintentionally flipped the canoe over and the weather did not make the experience any more pleasing with the cold temperatures and rain. I have been sleeping under our canoe every night thus far to get the full voyageur experience, and it's actually pretty comfortable (once all the boys put an end to their antics). However, tonight I think I'm going to sleep in a tent and avoid any rain that could occur.
That's all I have for now, hopefully I'll have some photos up for the next few posts! Cheers :)
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