The long weekend is coming up here in BC and I’m at beautiful Christina Lake. This is definitely a town driven by tourism, like most of Southern BC, I’m trying to figure out if I want to hang out here or move on?
I love travelling in the morning as it’s cooler plus the roads are quiet. Sure there are trucks but there are LOT less crazy tourists at that time of day.
I’ve also noticed that around noon I’m ready to get off the roads and vacancies change and camp space(s) become available.
What I never took into account was that summer is tourist season. Never thought of what I’m doing from a tourist perspective.
I’ve found that the best way to get to know a community is to see it. To ride it, walk it and explore it. No map, website or guide book does any of them justice IMO.
I’m finding people are so helpful, approachable and quite interested in what I’m doing. I’m sure a lot of it has to do with travelling solo, the BMW factor or perhaps my good looks (LOL).
So I guess I will be checking out in the morning and go exploring! I’ll let you know what I see and who I meet.
Greg Balanko-Dickson
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Travel Light, Dream It Forward! Be.
http://gregbd.com
http://twitter.com/gregbd
