Chapter 2
So we got a ride from a nice hippie fellow named Brent all the way from Abbotsford to Kelowna. He lives on an orchard and let us stay at his house overnight. We jammed a bit with guitars, a Sitar, african drums and a banjo he just bought. He also advised us that there's a temple outside of Merrit where we can go for 10 days to practice this type of meditation called Vapassana. 10 days of waking up to a gong, deep breathing and concentration and vegetarian meals, all free. Sounds like an experience I'd be up for. All in all, a very swell fellow.
Kelowna is an incredibly beautiful city. There's mountains on every side and this small bastion of culture tucked into a narrow valley. The city practically stops after the highway bridge. They even have their own version of Surrey, it's called Rutland. In the morning Brent took us into town. We hit a post office and mailed a few things back to Vancouver. We're going to have to send a few more things back soon, we're terribly overweight. We hopped on over to a park on the main stretch of town-a street called Bernard. It's 12 blocks of commercial drive/hastings/davie all rolled into one.
We ended up meeting some street people down at the City Park by the lake. We spent the day smoking pot, socializing and later on that night two of them fire-span. Two fellows named Nick and Scooby who took us out into the country that night and showed us a safe place to sleep. they affirmed our assertation that Nelson B.C. is supposedly the shit for travellers. We'll be heading up there pretty soon I think. For now, we're going to enjoy a little more of what Kelowna has to offer, get us a free meal at the drop-in and mail a few more things back to Van today.
Kelowna is an incredibly beautiful city. There's mountains on every side and this small bastion of culture tucked into a narrow valley. The city practically stops after the highway bridge. They even have their own version of Surrey, it's called Rutland. In the morning Brent took us into town. We hit a post office and mailed a few things back to Vancouver. We're going to have to send a few more things back soon, we're terribly overweight. We hopped on over to a park on the main stretch of town-a street called Bernard. It's 12 blocks of commercial drive/hastings/davie all rolled into one.
We ended up meeting some street people down at the City Park by the lake. We spent the day smoking pot, socializing and later on that night two of them fire-span. Two fellows named Nick and Scooby who took us out into the country that night and showed us a safe place to sleep. they affirmed our assertation that Nelson B.C. is supposedly the shit for travellers. We'll be heading up there pretty soon I think. For now, we're going to enjoy a little more of what Kelowna has to offer, get us a free meal at the drop-in and mail a few more things back to Van today.