We have done quite a bit of traveling while being here in the northwest and are taking a short reprieve, exploring more of Spokane and surrounding cities and spending time with people we have gotten to know. I believe our last post had us leaving soon...whelp, we're still here :) Have been asked to extend our contract x2. We absolutely LOVE working at this current hospital. The floor can be ROUGH but the people we work with more than make up for it. More on how we're doing later on.
We crossed the US/Canadian border by car, crossed this off on my non-existent bucket list. We were told about a hot spring in a cave located 3 hours north of us in a small town called Ainsworth and had to go and check it out.
I know, not very exciting. We played the national song while crossing the border. Weirdo Natalie already had it on her playlist (it was a Disney version).
Our passport pictures (don't laugh) we had to present at the checkpoint to a really good-looking Canadian guy. We both got our passports the same year! Our friendship was meant to be.
Oh Canada! Had to pull over and take a picture with the welcome sign.
We got into Ainsworth late evening, stayed at the hot spring resort and enjoyed a Canadian dinner (we do not have pictures of our food, don't know how that happened). It is a 150ft horse-shoe shaped cave with stalactites and hot-steaming mineral water. (We couldn't get many pics because the lens fogged up). There were some creepy guys lurking around in the dark corners of the cave so if we revisit we plan on sticking to visiting during the day.
Canadian brekky (ham and brie stuffed french toast and santa fe burrito with pesto potatoes).
Nat enjoying her first cup of joe after giving it up for a few months.
Ainsworth, BC Kokanee River. It was really cold that day!
Did some light hiking in Kaslo, BC. There was a "big Bear" (reference from Allison Bear) sighting :) It's a BEAST.
Enjoying coffee. Views of the mountains everywhere.
I was pretty excited to be in Canada.
Walked around a small, Canadian town named, Nelson. Loved the old architecture and views of the mountains! People here were so friendly! They would say "hi," "good afternoon," or just smile at us. Really enjoyed the Canadian accent...well, at least I did :)
So we can't use our cell phones in Canada other than where there is free wi-fi. Definitely did not pre-plan on driving directions and such. We didn't get TOO lost but we did end up taking a different route home. And that's ok because while we were driving up a mountain there was a look-out point with a beautiful view. Natalie captured the moment perfectly, bird and all.
This is just Part 1. We recently went to Portland, OR and Vancouver, BC and that will be Part 2. It seems like there is usually a few weeks before we blog again but we won't do it this time! Maybe...
*Just a quick update: Our landlords have been so gracious and hospitable towards us and have let us extend our stay at their condo (more on that later). We have made friends at work. I know, shocking, right? We absolutely LOVE working with them (more on that later, too). Did I just mention that again? ;) Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read about our life!
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