Winter Fun

What a great weekend! On Friday night my sister, Anna-Marie, my brother-in-law, Doug, and Cameron and I headed up to Clinton, BC to visit my parents. Since we've had so much snow lately we were keeping an eye on the weather reports and traffic cameras, and in the end decided it was safe to go. Of course, as we all know, weather reports can not be entirely depended on and we discovered this for ourselves when we drove straight into a major snowfall about 55 km into our journey. The dilemna: Do we turn around and go back through the snowstorm or keep on driving, hoping for better weather up ahead?

We decided to keep on driving, which turned out to be a good choice. We soon encountered clear skies and dry roads, which we enjoyed most the rest of the way there. Despite driving through a few more snowshowers, we safely arrived at our destination, welcomed by the smell of fresh cinnamon buns.

Although some light snow fell overnight, the next day was cold but only slightly overcast.

I made sure to get a photo of my Cabled Yoke Pullover

Bundled up in our warmest winter clothing, we drove 17 km to the site of our vacation property. With their blanket of snow, the cabins and grounds and surrounding views look vastly different than they do the rest of the year. It is fun to walk around the yard, noting the tracks of various animals that pass through there in our absence.

Me, Cameron, Anna-Marie, and Doug

My parents, Gene and Zee

As lunchtime was quickly approaching we didn't linger there long. We had big plans--it was off to the lake to build a fire and have a weiner roast! What a hoot to build a fire on the lake and eat hotdogs in sub-zero temperatures. You can't imagine how good they tasted!

The rest of the weekend passed quickly, with more good food, good wine, and good company. The drive home was beautiful but uneventful, as we enjoyed snowy scenes but bare roads the entire way. As I write this a few snowflakes have begun to fall but a warming trend is predicted for the remainder of the week. I'll be sad to see the snow disappear but will have this weekend of winter fun to remember when our typical west coast drizzle returns in full force.