Sunday, we overnighted at a cheap motel in Radium Hot Springs. Monday was Victoria Day up here in the Great White North, and we hit a fair amount of traffic as we cruised down Trans Canada Highway 1 through Revelstoke and on to our lodging in Three Valley Gap, a dozen miles beyond.
For the next two nights we would be staying in the Three Valley Lake Chateau…
…with a room overlooking their beautiful gardens…
Our quarters were spacious…
…and the hotel had a pool honoring the Titanic. Even with no icebergs floating by, we opted not to dive in.
Instead, we began our preparations for four days of wine tasting by downing a half-liter of Chardonnay with some BC salmon in the hotel restaurant.
The hotel sports a “ghost town” tourist attraction next door.
It’s not a real ghost town, but it does contain some historic buildings that were relocated here. The ghost town is mostly just a museum of old things…
…and sound advice.
On our layover day in Revelstoke, we drove up into Mount Revelstoke National Park, where Dianne saw a bear (cub). When not driving through a corridor of trees…
…we got some nice views of the town of Revelstoke.
We then drove out to the Revelstoke ski area, a place I first visited around seven or so years ago.
Then we headed into town…
…where we opted not to dine at the Village Idiot Bar & Grill.
Instead, Dianne suggested Mexican-like fare at the Taco Club. I must say that it was a bit strange, but definitely better than the Mexican-like fare Taco Bell.
(Yes, those are shredded carrots and cabbage in the middle of my beef burrito)