Of barns and dins with cafe owners

Reading left to right: L, Kath, Steph, Mike, Sussan, Doug, Ava

The columns are actually elevators for lowering hay to the basement where the cattle are kept throughout the winter.

This is not your average sized canadian barn. By any standard, it is BIG, said several of the visitors who have or had farms in other provinces.Hi folks, today (Sunday) was different. We went to K2 Ranch on the westside of the valley where Kath helped serve lunch to around 100 folks who had come in from a nature walk organised by Nature Trust, a conservation group responsible for various tracts of land in the valley. Kath's cafe owners had agreed to cater for the group, which is why L made cookies yesterday and Kath made sandwiches along with 3 of the 4 owners, Steph, Mike and Sussan.

They held the lunch in a very large restored barn built originally in 1895 (see first three photos, reading upwards). The owner of the barn (and ranch) only let's it out for charitable purposes.

Then we came home for a while. I watched Tiger (Woods) blow a one stroke lead with 5 holes to play, losing to Y.E. Yang by 3. Kath pretended to watch with me, but fell asleep (her only excuse being that she has started work for the last 2 days at 5:30AM!). L read, and fell asleep. Ah Canada, what a wonderful place in which to sleep and/or watch golf.

That evening we went to "the Hoodoos" Grill and dined with the 4 cafe co-owners Doug & Sussan, Mike and Steph and bubs Ava (top 2 photos - we celebrated Ava's 1/4 birthday).

Tomorrow L and I drive into Invermere while Kath works. Then to Fairmont Hot Springs on 2 free passes that Kath arranged for us. Certainly is a relaxing hol.

PS for Dave Mahoney - our plane lands 8:15 am on Friday. Allow 3/4 hour to get through Customs so expect us to emerge from International terminal around 9am. Flight is Air Canada AC33 from Vancouver. See ya soon.

Hoo Roo for now, DM