Mikkel joined Steen for a hostel breakfast, enjoying some bacon and eggs from the cafe on the patio. We had a quiet morning not really feeling like hurrying out on the trails. In the end we decided to drive to Sunshine village and hike up the mountain. Mikkel being a little disappointed not going up with the Banff cable car.
Arriving at the parking lot at Sunshine village it was clear that the long weekend was over. We passed by a couple of "overflow" parking lots on our way but the main parking lot was more or less empty.
Sunshine village is a bit up the mountain and the cable car was still under construction - Mikkel was now even more disappointed. Instead there was the option to take the shuttle bus up. At CAD 30 per person we decided not to. So instead we hiked up the mountain road for about 1½ hours passing by a number of ski lifts and cable cars on our way up. They seem so much out of place when it is summer and all the hills are green.
The rain started just when we reached to top of the mountain, so we went for shelter in the cafe and waited for the weather to improve. It didn't happen. Instead we could see more and more soaked people entering and the rain pouring down outside. So much for Sunshine.
When the rain stopped we hiked back to the car, drove back to Banff, shopped for our own homemade BBQ and did good meat and veggies at the hostel. And then the sun was back again. Hope the next couple of days will be with lots of sunshine in Penticton.
Arriving at the parking lot at Sunshine village it was clear that the long weekend was over. We passed by a couple of "overflow" parking lots on our way but the main parking lot was more or less empty.
Sunshine village is a bit up the mountain and the cable car was still under construction - Mikkel was now even more disappointed. Instead there was the option to take the shuttle bus up. At CAD 30 per person we decided not to. So instead we hiked up the mountain road for about 1½ hours passing by a number of ski lifts and cable cars on our way up. They seem so much out of place when it is summer and all the hills are green.
The rain started just when we reached to top of the mountain, so we went for shelter in the cafe and waited for the weather to improve. It didn't happen. Instead we could see more and more soaked people entering and the rain pouring down outside. So much for Sunshine.
When the rain stopped we hiked back to the car, drove back to Banff, shopped for our own homemade BBQ and did good meat and veggies at the hostel. And then the sun was back again. Hope the next couple of days will be with lots of sunshine in Penticton.
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