May 10, 2013 on the road again

Since we don't want to haul all of our cooking stuff out, we decide to stop in Cranbrook for breakfast at Smitty's. This is the first time we have had a restaurant meal since leaving home.

Sheep along the road.

Another beautiful drive through the mountains; Cranbrook - Fernie - Sparwood - and then into Alberta. Richard has managed to find a part that he needed in Elko, B.C. to complete the connections for the BBQ to the propane tree. He was very excited and talked about it for about 100 miles. It's kind of like Seinfeld episode where your whole day can be about nothing. I have forgotten to bring the cord for us to listen to our audio books so we are forced to talk to each other. And you know what? It's wonderful! I also forgot the audio cable for listening to music in the trailer so I end up buying one in Cranbrook at their brand new Target store.

Richard's amazing store in Elko, BC

 

     We stopped at the site of the Frank slide which occurred on April 29, 1903 when Turtle Mountain slid down and buried a portion of the mining town claiming around 76 lives.  It was the largest slide in North American history.


The rocks still remain untouched after over 100 years

We drive through to Taber where we find the municipal campground a couple of kilometers out of town. They charge $30 per night and we opt for the 30 amp electrical service but unfortunately they do not have water to the campsites so you need to fill up before parking. We don't do that so Richard carries about 4 - 3 gallon containers back to the trailer and dumps them in. Live and learn. There is no cell or Internet service out here but we are just parking for the night so it's not a big deal.

camping in Taber, Alberta

After a dinner of spaghetti, corn on the cob and salad we take a walk down to the Oldman River. It's a very well maintained and pretty campground.


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Location:M.D. Taber Campground