Road Trip Through the Canadian Rockies Part 1

We left Stanley Park and Vancouver and headed south-west through Vancouver suburbs and turned towards Maple Ridge.

We didn't want to take the highway to Kamloops, so took route 7 along the Fraser River.

This was by far a much more scenic route.

We stopped for a late lunch at Agassiz, 

in a small cafe called Horn of Plenty.

It was a really hot day, so we chose not to eat in, but to continue down the road to a shady rest stop.

We were surprised to see a sign for kangaroo burgers.

 We had the best fish and chips of the whole trip.

We travelled from Agassiz along route 7 to route 1 which took us through many tunnels on the sides of the mountains.

The scenery was pretty and varied from mountains to rivers to little towns. It was very hot, and just before Kamloops, we saw bush fires in the hills not far from the road.

We hadn't booked any accommodation, however Kamloops has many, many accommodation option, we didn't think it would be a problem. We like Hampton Inn as we know exactly what to expect.

 The room had a queen bed, and a pull out lounge.

Hampton Inn always has free WiFi, free parking and a really good free breakfast.

This is the view from the room.

 The Breakfast Room is a help yourself buffet that includes fruits, juice,cereals, pastries, at least one hot dish, waffles, toast, tea and coffee. 

 Dining area.

The original inhabitants of the Kamloops area were members of a nomadic tribe known as the Shuswap tribe. During winter months they would fish in the Thompson River. With the discovery of gold in the Thompson River and beyond, many travellers passed through Kamloops, and this lead to farmers establishing farms to cater for the increasing demand for food and supplies.

After British Columbia became part of Canada in 1871, the community flourished. The establishment of accommodation, shops, churches, school and the railway soon followed.

This is just outside the Tourist Info Centre. The small white box on the left is an electric car charging port. 

We saw many of these in Canada.

This was day one of our one week road trip adventure.

A traveller without observation is a bird without wings. 

Moslih Eddin Saadi