After a small delay to get a new water pump for the Big Red Van, we headed south-wast past Big White Ski Resort towards the Nelson, BC. Situated on picturesque Kootenay Lake on South-East BC, Nelson is famous for being a very sustainable and environmentally aware town. We were invited to speak at LV Rogers Secondary School and Hume Elementary School. It was a pleasure to watch all the students file into the gyms and see not one disposable plastic water bottle but numerous reusable stainless steel water bottles. Excellent to see…

We even managed to squeak in a quick bicycle ride around in the local hills before getting back in the car and heading for Fernie, BC in time for the Stanley Cup Game 1 hockey game. Go Canucks Go …