Growing Dreams: North Barriere Lake Resort

So this picture is pretty much what our weekend out at North Barrier Lake in a nutshell. Lots of kayaking and lots of rain. After getting back to Kamloops we had a couple of days to relax and move back in to our little lovely basement suite before heading out. On the Wednesday after we got back me and Jeff, and mom and dad, loaded up 4 kayaks, got a bunch of camping things together, and headed out to the lake! North Barriere Lake Resort was super quaint! We had the option to either take our tents out to the campsite, or stay in a cabin. BOY were we ever glad we chose cabin!! The cabin was adorable! (a tad musty smelling, but adorable nonetheless!) It had running water, a cute kitchen with a fridge, stove, and oven, a little bedroom for my parents and a hard futon for Jeff and myself. (all it lacked was its own bathroom!)

It had been my first time ever in a kayak, but i really enjoyed it! Kayaking is really easy once you figure out how to steady yourself. The only thing i had to get used to was how tired my arms would be after. Also, carrying kayaks sucks. We had gone out a few times with our fishing rods, but no success there. However, when we would cross the lake and go up a stream (the one in the picture above) we could see loads of salmon! They were everywhere! Speaking of seeing something everywhere, there were also tons of eagles. Dad and Jeff went out fishing in the morning a few times, and every time they would come back saying how many eagles they had seen! Looking ahead on the weather network we had been a bit nervous about the rain, but we knew that rain was all part of the experience! What we didn't realize was how MUCH it would rain! The rain wouldn't just come down as a drizzle. It would be a torrential downpour! A few times we had headed out lazily in the kayaks while the weather looked nice and had to come bolting back because we'd be completely soaked to the bones with thunder and lightening following close behind us! During the rainy days we would hang out inside and play card games, board games, and read our books! We had gone from Wednesday to Sunday, and it was great little vacation. We also had a fantastic time making memories, spending quality time with family, having lots of campfires, and laughing- a lot! Enjoy the pictures below, and happy September!!

Happy Paddling!

a.mart

p.s. once i get around to it i'll do a post on my current experience at university!!