Harrison Hot Springs
I haven’t mentioned that two weeks ago, we went to Harrison Hot Springs (for general information see http://www.harrison.ca/harrison/; for a regional map see http://www.harrison.ca/maps/areamap.html). As a newbie to BC, it was good to drive through some of the places I hear about from people I meet: Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Mission, Chilliwack - all towns or cities that are almost suburbs of Vancouver as people commute to work each day. Harrison Hot Springs is about 2 hours from Vancouver. Visually I was somehow reminded of the area near Huntsville where I went to summer camp though the mountains are higher in HHS.
For those who aren’t able (or can’t afford) to stay in the swank resort with its own access to both indoor and outdoor pools filled with thermal waters, there is the downtown public pool and that is where we went for a soak. If I went again, I would probably fork out the money to stay at the fancy hotel but they didn’t allow dogs and E-dog did another road trip. While the waters in the public pool were hot and relaxing, I could not help but compare the experience (negatively) to the hot springs I have returned to again and again near San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. No doubt we will explore some of the other hot springs in the area which are located in outdoors and somewhat arduous to get to.
Still, there are pictures and I will upload them soon!
I looked out the back door this evening and there was a beautiful golden quarter moon over the Howe Sound. Too bad the digital camera does not do night shots as far as I can tell.
