Day 9 - Thur.Aug 12

1. Woke Up
2. Said Goodbye to Jano & Sonia. Left Noah's Ark. (These are the owners of the campground. They are amazing people and they are like family to us now.) This is one of their dogs. Her name is Chinook. On this trip, Jada's 'big puppy' finally got a name too. She is now Chinook as well.

3. Driving to 3 Valley Gap to eat breakfast.

4. Driving on the road. (That is a good thing. I wouldnt have wanted to drive on the water).

5. Stopped to get gas in Revelstoke.

6. Went on a ferry across the river. Cool :) (The ferry was at Shelter Bay on our way to Nakusp)

...Here we are getting on the ferry.....

....hanging out on the deck on the way over.....

....this is the other ferry going the other way......

...our van (the one with the brown roof topper).....

7. Looked at Halcyon Hot Springs.

8. Driving to Nakusp. (we saw these falls right along the highway.)

9. Went to the information centre ~ sucky! (yeah they didnt have any information about their area at all. We did find out things from locals though)

10. Booked a fishing spot ~ tour on Sat ~ (we did have to cancel this though. Maybe next year)

11. Went and swam in the watre, beautiful beach. (Definetly a hidden gem, Nakusp Public Beach and it is right in the town. Beautiful sand, water, and it was huge. THe picture is just of one section.)

12. Got a campsite in Nakusp.

13. Set up the tent.

14. Ate Supper

15. Went to the movie - Eclipse. (Yes I have now seen it 3 times)

16. Went to bed.

Day 8 - Wed. Aug 11

1. Woke Up
2. Went to Revelstoke and had breakfast at Dennys.
3. Jada got new shoes. (we woke up this morning and were getting ready to go to sky trek and you have to wear runners and when I went to put Jada's shoes on we discovered that they were WAY to small, so that is why we back tracked into Revelstoke to find shoes)
4. Went to SkyTrek. AWESOME!!! ~swing is cool~ Eric & Sara went on a swing about 50 feet in the air. (Sara was still not tall enough to do the adult course. This is her third year waiting to get up to the big course. She was very disappointed. But in the end I think it was a blessing in disguise. Jada was finally tall enough to do the kids course. :) So Sara was able to go around with her and really encourage Jada. It was a great bonding time for the sisters. Sara was amazing with Jada.
So here they are getting harnessed up. And below is Sara encouraging Jada through the first obstacle.

I just am so proud of Sara and how wonderful she was during this course. I loved to see her gentle self. Below, Sara is helping Jada out of the first obstacle.

Below: Jada onto the next obstacle. You can see in the background the net tunnel they came through.

Sara really gets more creative each time she goes through this course. I have full confidence that next year she will be on the adult course and being more challenged so she enjoyed this to the fullest.

Below: Sara took this picture. Jada was amazing .I thought forsure she would get scared and not go on, but she was a great trooper and conquered the course.

Sara doing summersaults in the net.

Jada taking is easy through the net.

Sara helping Jada get her pully thing to follow along.

Sara swinging from the ropes.

Sara flying through the hardest obstacle.

Jada's rescue. She finally felt terrified at this point. She needed to turn her body around and hug onto the board, but the cables had gotten a lot wobblier at this point in the course, and she started to have a few tears. The man was super kind and quickly came to her rescue.

He really encouraged Jada and got her through this obstacle and she was done with her tears as soon as the guy was out there with her.

She almost didnt even need his help anymore once her got her past her first mix up.

Then while us girls were still waiting for the boys to finish on the adult course, Sara & Jada went through the play course (not sure what is is called. I just went and looked it up and it is the Kids Jungle Gym) THere is no harnesses needed and each obstacle has nets at the bottom so it is super safe and super fun for the kids. It's just like a huge playground. Here Jada & Sara are coming out at the end on the zipline. You just sit on the platform and zip to the bottom.

Below: This is the only picture that I got of the boys. They were headed past the playground and I caught snap of them. They had a blast going through all the courses. This year the hardest part (black) seemed a breeze to them. But they still had an amazing time together.

This year there was a new addition to the fun. They built a tower with 4 new challenges. One was a wall climg, one was a log climb, one was a Sky drop (you totally just jump of the top of the 12m high tower and free fall to the ground while your harness brings you to a slow stop at the bottom. Super freaky to watch.) and finally they have a sky swing. This pendulum swing draws you and a partner 15m high before a terrifying free fall through the forest.

Eric and Sara HAD to try this. (The guy harnessing them up has been one of our guides here for all three years, and this year when he was us coming he totally remembered us and where we were from it was neat.) I have this on video, so no pictures of their actual fall, but it was so fun. (I cant get it to upload to youtube, and I cant get it to upload here either, so if you really want to see the video I can email it to you just ask.) Casey and I couldnt stop laughing. Here is the story:

So the guy asks them if they want a count down for the drop or a surprise. He totally gets them to agree to the surprise drop. So up they go. Freaking WAY UP!! So the pull up finally stops and the guy starts counting down 3...2....1 and we think oh the guy IS counting down....but no he continues to pull them even higher on the 1. So funny! Then he asks them if they are ready. YUP is the answer. Then he asks if they want to put their arms out. NOPE is the answer. A slight pause and then the guy asks them to adjust their helmets in the front a bit. Eric right away was a NOOOOOO, but Sara's one hand left the rope to fix her helmet and as soon as that hand reached her helmet, drop they go. Their faces where awesome. I'm sure they held their breath for the first few seconds. But by the time they get on their first back swing, Sara has her arms out and is literally bouncing in her seat with excitement. Eric put his arms out as well then and they enjoyed the slow down of the swing.

5. Went to Noah's Ark

6. Mom did Laundry

7. Going to 3 Valley Gap to go swimming in the lake.

8. Ate supper at 3 Valley Gap

9. Driving to Naoh's Ark Campground.

10. Got Popcorn

11. Saw the animals. They were crazy.

12. Went to bed.

Day 7 - Tue. Aug 10

1. Woke Up

2. Me(Sara) & Dad had a shower.

3. Going for breakfast at 3 Valley Gap

4. Went to Revelstoke to get groceries.

5. Kayaking at 3 Valley Gap. """FUN"""
Sara and Casey shared a Kayak, Eric was in his own, and Jada & I shared one.

6. Then we had lunch at 3 Valley Gap.

7. Came back to Noah's Ark and kids stole our water balloons. MADD :( (As we drove past the park at the campground, we saw all our water balloons scattered everywhere. Eric & Sara cleaned them all up and saved what they could.)

8. Going to the Hot Springs to relax. (Casey took a picture of the hair salon on our camping trip. Every time I had to do Jada's hair, this is where we would sit, and she would have a snack. So this picture is of after we are done at the pools)

9. Dad cooked supper over the BBQ.

10. Played at the park and built a huge sand castle..

11. Went to bed.

Day 6 - Mon. Aug. 9

1. Woke Up
2. We had breakfast at the Truck Stop
3. Played football at the park
4. Drove to the Enchanted Forest. (gotta love this place. the kids love it every year - and we do to - no matter your age it takes you back to your childhood.)
5. Ate at the Truck Stop again. ( Love the large portions and its easy on the wallet when you only have to order 2 meals.)
(5a. Stopped at a hidden gem along the highway. We found these falls last year and still remembered where they where this year. They are called Kay Falls and is just a one minute hike off the highway. Such a beautiful place.)6. Driving to Ghost Town in 3 Valley Gap.
7. Got a tour of Ghost Town. It is AWESOME!!!(I know this seems a little morbid but the kids thought it was fun to have their pictures taken in the coffins.)(the picture of the hats is taken for my Mom ~ it is showing up crazy on this draft so I hope if looks better on the blog ~ she loves old hats and there was an amazing display of them there and I thought of her right away.)(The kids sitting at a dining table in one of the old trains that you can explore)8. Had supper at 3 Valley Gap. (Sara ordered the kids burgers and Casey ordered the special burger they make, I forget what it was called. Sara thought the difference was amazing and had to have a picture of it.)

9. Went to the gift shop to get post cards & Candy really cheap. (Yeah the gift shop in the Ghost Town was the cheapest candy we could find. Awesome.

10. Driving to Noah's Ark camping (we were outside all day)

11. Watched TV (at Noah's Ark they have a flat screen with shows playing in the evening. I dont know if this was the day Eric was watching the football game or if it was teen choice awards. Whatever it was they enjoyed the downtime.)

12, Went to bed.

Day 5 - Sun. Aug 8

(Can you believe that I dont have one picture of this day. I think this is the day that I forgot the camera in the tent. So I will tell you what we did, but sorry for no visuals. We did these things last year so if you really want to refresh and see you can check out aug 2009)

1. Woke Up
2. Had Breakfast at 3 Valley Gap
3. Played at the park and Mom is doing laundry.
4. We went for a walk and Tsouleen came with us. (that is the owners dog. We walked and saw their lama, alpaca, goat, and sheep)
5. Driving to Sicamous but on the way we are looking for a place to eat.
6. Stopped at Sky Line Truck Stop to eat and the servings are huge HUGE. (Yes, I am sure that one order could feed Eric, Sara, Jada and I. They were insane)
7. Driving to Sicamous to go GoKarting and get ice cream.
8. Went GoKarting. It was AWESOME!!!! (Next year Jada will finally be able to drive one herself)
9. Going to the D Dutchman Dairy to get ice cream. (They have the best ice cream ever. They have all their cows right there and all the ice cream is made fresh there. It is so creamy.)
10. Went to Fruit World. (Must have fresh fruit while in BC, it is so yummy)
11. Going to a grocery store to get meat, plates, rope ect ect.....(yes we finally BBQ's our own supper tonight. At the campground they have an area where there is BBQs available for everyone to use. So it was nice to have a 'home cooked' meal.)
12. Cooked supper over the BBQ
13. Played at the Park
14. Went to bed.

(this was one of our quieter days. It as nice to be able to have a couple of these to have down time)