We should have taken advantage of the internet while camped at Woodbury to check the Balfour Ferry schedule. We just missed a sailing and ended up waiting over 1 1/2 hours for the next boarding. Oh well, it's not like we have deadlines and we did have free internet while we waited.
It was lunch time when we arrived at Crawford Bay, so we pulled over for another break. That gave our fellow ferry traffic time to disperse and we had a nice leisurely winding drive along the pretty Kootenay Lake with no vehicles behind or in front of us.
We spent the next two nights at Yahk Provincial Park. Some of the campsites were roped off due to flooding concerns and the water was certainly high at our site. We left the truck hooked up in case we had to make a quick move. When the campground operator came around, she assured us that we would be fine. The creek had peaked and unless it rained, it should start receding.
There were only three of us camped, so it was a quiet weekend. It is a nice campground, but it is located in town. Also? Trains! We were far enough back that it wasn't a huge problem. The fast moving creek noise helped. I didn't hear them at night although Ron heard one quiet whistle. Another complaint - mosquitoes. ugh.... And then later Saturday when it started raining and our evening was spent indoors. By Sunday, I was happy to be moving on.
We did enjoy both a wiener roast and a pancake brunch during our stay there. Both were firsts on this camping trip!
We drove in to Jim Smith Lake Prov Pk further up the road, but decided not to stay. Instead we drove on to the old reliable Provincial Park at Wasa Lake. I expect we'll hang here for a couple nights.
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