How did I spend my summer vacation? Well last weekend I packed up my truck on Friday and drove out west to see my best friend Jade in Kelowna. The drive was pretty crazy, so much traffic, but I made it there in roughly the time I thought I would. Jade took me out for dinner to this fantastic Japanese restaurant and we had a great evening just chatting. The next day we packed up her car, met up with two other friends; Aron and Heidi and off we drove to Lytton. We arrived at the Kumsheen Rafting Resort early afternoon and after setting up our tent and unpacking our belongings we headed up to the pool for a refreshing swim.
It was a beautifully hot summer day and the pool was just what we needed. We gave the gigantic chess board a try and then arrived at the dining room for dinner. When I was told the meals were included I was expecting hamburgers and beans but we were treated to a fantastic dinner, I had salmon….yummy. We spent the rest of the evening back at our camp site just chatting and enjoying the company and soon we were off to bed. There was a party in the next site, I think it was an 80’s party because we were serenaded to sleep by Michael Jackson “Billy Jean is not my lover….”!
The next morning we had some breakfast at the dining room, delicious, and then we just relaxed for the morning until it was time to head off rafting.
The weekend was fantastic so far but it got even better, rafting was awesome! We got soaked and were witness to some beautiful scenery. The Thompson River provided just enough rapids and calm for us to enjoy a rest and then lots of excitement!
Our guide kept us amused with stories all the way down. There was a forest fire on the side of the valley as well, we rafted through the smoke at one point which covered the sun and made it look all red and creepy.
It was really neat to see the old caribou trail that brought prospectors to the area looking for gold. All the way down the river we saw creeping pine trees, they seemed to be walking down to the river to get a drink. One had reached a crevice in the rock and the roots grew in a way that made it look like it was bracing itself against the rock.
We drove home that afternoon, all very happy at what a wonderful trip it had turned out and already starting to plan our next adventure. Aron suggests skydiving…we shall see. 
