Day 11

Day 11, Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Off to a rather late start today, but we were gaining an hour, so no big deal. Had to scrape ice and frost from the car.

Had our usual difficulty navigating Creston, but finally figured it out. Took the Kootenay pass through the mountains from there and ended up on the Pend Oreille Scenic Parkway, which was indeed scenic. Again part of the Selkirk Loop. And we did see a few fun things other than mountains and lakes and valleys. More deer and another waterfall—Sweet Water Falls which was, as advertised, an easy walk in. Small elevation gain—we could practically run up that now after all our trail experience!

Crossed the border after waiting endlessly behind a clueless person who did not have a passport. He had some sort of sheaf of papers. They searched his car and finally let him cross after making some phone calls.

We're now in Colville, Washington. Went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner which shall remain nameless because it wasn't very good. Then we hit Payless Shoe Source because I never thought to bring a pair of flip flops for going to the pool or hot tubs and just wanted a pair of shoes I could easily slip my feet into when leaving the room without lacing up hiking shoes. Got some bargains.

We've hit the hot tub twice here—once before dinner and once after. We're liking taking the waters!

Oh, and my daughter reports that she called Verizon to turn off my Canada calling plan (they were supposed to pro rate the charges) and they say it never got turned on. Will be interesting to see the bill. We may have to have a discussion with them—the woman I talked to originally promised to turn it on Monday, September 24, the day we crossed the border. Never a dull moment with technology!