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Today was our first full day with Mark and Nan and the dogs. We got to sleep in this morning and with an early night we ended up with about 10 hours sleep, which was fantastic! We had a slow morning and mostly enjoyed the views of outside from inside where it was warm. Upon venturing out though we discovered that it really wasn't that cold (that and the thermals were worth it). Today got to about 4 degrees and so much of the snow actually melted. There is still a lot on the ground but it has turned quite icy and there is none left on the trees.
Late in the morning we headed off for a drive and as Mark and Nan have been keeping up with our blog they know that we enjoy our shopping and thought they would take us on a shopping tour of Vernon (about an hour away). We did stop in Salmon Arm though to experience Tim Horton's. We had coffee/hot chocolates and a box of Tim Bits. Tim Bits are the holes from the middle of the donuts and come in a variety of flavours in a style much the same as Krispy Kremes. We all enjoyed them, including the dogs who came to help with the shopping.
We went to a variety of stores; Wal-Mart, Zellers, Sportscheck and more. My highlight was finding a clothing store called 'Tabi'. We may have bought a few things. In his rapture over the delights Mountain Equipment Co-op offered in Vancouver, Phil forgot that he needed thermals and gloves. His one long sleeved thermal was not going to make it through 8 days in the cold! Today he did remember to get these items so we will be able to let him back in the house.
It was totally dark by 4:30pm, which really played with our heads as it felt so late. Despite being a Saturday, the shops were open until 6pm, so we shopped all day finding lots of cool things that we don't get back home and being amazed at how cheap things are compared to back home.
We picked up a pizza for dinner on the way home and had a great evening with a great game of Dogopoly. I was excited to land on and buy the Labrador and dominated in the game for quite some time. My lucky streak did run out though towards the end, and although I lasted longer than Nan and Phil, I just couldn't take on the power and might that was the mogul Mark! He won in the end with a lot of money and property!
We are hoping for some snow in the morning, but it is at least supposed to be colder, so hopefully no more melting snow.
Highlight of the day: Tim Bits: when will they come to Australia?
Late in the morning we headed off for a drive and as Mark and Nan have been keeping up with our blog they know that we enjoy our shopping and thought they would take us on a shopping tour of Vernon (about an hour away). We did stop in Salmon Arm though to experience Tim Horton's. We had coffee/hot chocolates and a box of Tim Bits. Tim Bits are the holes from the middle of the donuts and come in a variety of flavours in a style much the same as Krispy Kremes. We all enjoyed them, including the dogs who came to help with the shopping.
We went to a variety of stores; Wal-Mart, Zellers, Sportscheck and more. My highlight was finding a clothing store called 'Tabi'. We may have bought a few things. In his rapture over the delights Mountain Equipment Co-op offered in Vancouver, Phil forgot that he needed thermals and gloves. His one long sleeved thermal was not going to make it through 8 days in the cold! Today he did remember to get these items so we will be able to let him back in the house.
It was totally dark by 4:30pm, which really played with our heads as it felt so late. Despite being a Saturday, the shops were open until 6pm, so we shopped all day finding lots of cool things that we don't get back home and being amazed at how cheap things are compared to back home.
We picked up a pizza for dinner on the way home and had a great evening with a great game of Dogopoly. I was excited to land on and buy the Labrador and dominated in the game for quite some time. My lucky streak did run out though towards the end, and although I lasted longer than Nan and Phil, I just couldn't take on the power and might that was the mogul Mark! He won in the end with a lot of money and property!
We are hoping for some snow in the morning, but it is at least supposed to be colder, so hopefully no more melting snow.
Highlight of the day: Tim Bits: when will they come to Australia?
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