Tuesday 18th June - All Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer

Vancouver to Kamloops

An early pick up precluded any exercise this morning - which is a problem when you board the Rocky Mountaineer train. They serve you great food and wine all day and the most exercise you get is walking up and down the spiral staircase from the downstairs dining area to the upstairs glass roofed seats! 

We met our fellow passengers and quickly made friends with Kel and Norma from Vancouver, Sue and Bruce from Halifax, then Quentin and Helen from New Zealand.  

The scenery all day was stunning and our knowledgeable crew told us stories all day - some of which were probably true.  Leah, Bernardo, Kevin and Jasneet were wonderful and capably supervised by Sean.

Highlights along the way were Hells Gate and Rainbow Valley.  WIldlife sightings were limited to long horn sheep, ducks and a deer.

By the time we reached Kamloops, they had to roll us off the train and onto the waiting coach that transferred us to our hotel.  We had a quick rest before Cathy headed out for a run along the river.  We had no appetite for dinner so had a coffee and headed for bed as the sun went down(at 9.30pm).