Sept. 4th: Kamloops is beautiful?

Sunday morning was great!  After a very cold first night in the tent, we made sure that we were prepared for a better second sleep.  We layered like crazy, made sure the sleeping bags didn't have holes in them, and kept our feet nice and warm.  And sure enough - we were actually able to sleep in.  It was a great night sleep that was followed by an early morning fire.  Welcome to what was our humble abode, complete with water feature.

We tried to start the day with some delicious Kamloops breakfast, but then got slapped in the face with small town charm.  Apparently there are still places in this world that actually close on Sundays or when they are down a worker.  Weird!  Alas - we went to another delicious breakfast joint that I used to go all the time in Montreal.  Enter Cora's!  If you want a breakfast that includes half a plate of fruit, then Cora's is the place for you.  Sure it wasn't Kamloops specific, but it was still new to a couple of us, and therefore still awesome.

After breakfast we decided to spend the day fulfilling one of my desires of the trip: a day at the beach.  Yes, Kamloops has beaches.  It's still a desert.  It's just a desert with a river running through it.  And so we made our way to Riverside Park and spent a relaxing afternoon in and around the river.  

Afterwards we enjoyed a delicious meal and some entertainment, and headed back to the campsite to enjoy some beverages and 20 Questions (or 50 Questions ... whatever).  Any night spent with friends, drinking, playing games and chatting is pretty awesome.  Spending that same night next to a fire and under the stars is even better.  Thank you Kamloops for your simple beauty!