Creston to Yahk
Heavy rain overnight made for a slow pack up this morning. Good thing the Kozy RV Park had a Kozy Kitchen to be able to have coffee and oatmeal and pack up our bikes. 8 degrees and rain showers dominated our day, the first truly miserable weather day of our trip. The intention was to go to Moyie Lake Provincial Park, but the cold, wet, windy day made us alter our plans. We are in the small town of Yahk, population maybe 25. What makes this town unique is that people actually move here to get away from the hub-bub of city life. The owner of the motel we are staying in, the Cozy Quilt Motel, (yes we are again comfortably set up in a kitchenette motel room) moved here a couple of years ago from Edmonton to get away from their high paying, high stress jobs. It is a small motel 'literally' on the banks of the Moyie River with mountains surrounding it. Down the road from the motel is the Yahk Soap Company. The lady makes all the soap using goat's milk in the process from the goats that she raises that are allowed on the roof of the store entrance. Her husband runs Steve's Two Scoop Ice Cream along with a restaurant. A little further along is the Yahk Hotel still renting rooms out with the license issued in 1913. A really "unique" little town. This is the reason for our adventure. It is to experience small town Canada and meet the people!
As for the riding, it was a short day. Not as scenic because of the rain and low cloud cover but we have been assured BC's beauty will re-emerge tomorrow.
PS. To top the bad weather day off "IT IS SNOWING"!!!
Daily Distance = 41.25 km. Time on the bikes = 3 hours 5 minutes. Average Speed = 13.38 km. Maximum Speed = 40.70 km. Wildlife Sightings = hard to see anything when being sprayed by logging trucks.
Kevin = 2 Sue = 0.
