Back to nature (sort of)

Last weekend was a holiday weekend here in British Columbia, celebrating BC Day on the Monday. We were very lucky to be invited by our friends Tim and Carla to spend the weekend in Tim's cabin near Vernon.

We took the Friday as a holiday so we could have four whole days off, and drove up with Tim on the Thursday evening. The journey is about 6 hours by car, and was made more exciting thanks to Tim and Carla's cat Maggie which roamed loose in the car at times and tried to bite me and Steph :)

The cabin lies on the edge of Kalamalka Lake which is just south of Vernon itself. It's a gorgeous location. It's very comfortable, but what we didn't know before we arrived was that the cabin has no electricity or running water, so we'd packed a little inappropriately. Still, it was a surprise when we got there!

On the Friday it was just the three of us, but on Friday evening Carla arrived with another couple, Katrina and Ivan, who were good friends of Tim and Carla. They were very nice guys, and we all got along nicely I think. On Saturday, Tim and Carla's neighbour Mark arrived too. He was good fun, and told some excellent stories.

We pretty much spent the whole weekend engaged in arduous activities such as:

1. Eating large meals
2. Preparing large meals to eat
3. Drinking (anything we could, from mid-morning onwards)
4. Lying in the sun
5. Swimming in the lake

Sounds pretty tough eh? Well, it wasn't - it was sweet! There was also some sailing too, when the wind permitted. I thought I wouldn't get on too well without my creature comforts, but really the lack of modern trappings just made it all the more relaxing - no TV to distract or anything. Steph and I even spent a couple of nights sleeping out in a tent for the hell of it which was fun, especially when I woke up one morning to find the inner mesh layer of the tent surrounded by mosquitoes. It was like starring in GNATS! The Movie! Thank god they didn't find a way inside.

So yes, a good time was had by all I think, and us especially. One of the best holidays we've had here in Canada. I've uploaded our photos, and hopefully I will get my hands on some more as there were two other cameras taking snaps.