After learning much First Nations history about the Bridge River people in Lillooet, next up was one of the whitewater rafting trips on the Thompson River, BC with Kumsheen Rafting Resort. In order to prepare, we fuelled up at their Cutting Board Restaurant (nice, simple lunch choices and a more sophisticated dinner menu). Then it [...]
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First Nations Culture in Lilloet, BC
After visiting the Xat’súll Heritage Village, our group stopped in Lilloet, BC to meet some of the First Nations people of the Bridge River band. Bonnie demonstrated how her people have been drying fish since the beginning of time (see her stretching a sockeye salmon in the video below). We were then fed a wonderful [...]
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First Nations Canada Heritage Village, BC
After docking the boat at the only spot with a little bit of land to hike up, we got to the Xat’súll Heritage Village in Soda Creek, BC (near Williams Lake). Unfortunately, we were running extremely behind schedule so could only do a quick tour, but Mike and Melanie took is around their land. Up [...]
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Jet Boat Tour, Fraser River from Williams Lake
Another early morning had us travelling from Barkerville, BC to a boat launch about 15 minutes from Williams Lake, British Columbia. Doug and Charlene, who greeted us, run the jet boat tour company Cariboo Chilcotin Jetboat Adventures. After a safety briefing, we got aboard and headed out on the mighty Fraser River. And mighty it [...]
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The Town of Wells, BC in Canada
Less than a 10-minute drive from historic Barkerville, BC is the tiny community of Wells. I was told by one of the artists here that there are only 200 full time residents but seven art galleries. The talent is pretty impressive, not considering the size of the town. Art Rush Gallery The first artist I [...]
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Chinatown in Barkerville, BC (Canada)
The reason for travelling to Barkerville, British Columbia is to step back to when the town was overcome with the gold rush, but it was the Chinese people who were some of the most industrious. Half of today’s Barkerville is a Chinatown, like it was in the 1850s, filled with a tea shop, peace room, [...]
