A $14 can of water.

In Trail, Jonathan, Reneyah and I were all staying at the same house. In the morning, we decided to go for a walk by the Columbia river, which, at the mouth, is one of the widest rivers in the world. We ended up going down the banks and onto some rocks in the middle of the river. We were actually standing in the middle of the Columbia river! A couple days later we all hiked around another river right near the US border. We went through old abandoned railways, climbed up rocks past the rapids, and sunk our toes in some of the softest natural sand I've ever felt. I actually drank some of the water, too...it tasted pretty good and I didn't get sick.
I've discovered that some of southern BC and the Okanagan is desert. That's weird, because as a kid we used to always visit my grandparents in Kelowna, and I had this picture of the Okanagan as a paradise, an oasis from the normally cold Alberta weather. It's all irrigated, and that's the only reason there's so much fruit grown here. We seem to have brought the rain with us from Alberta, though; everywhere we go it rains.
First was Osoyoos, where Reneyah and I hung out with cherrypickers in the park. Cherries aren't in season yet, plus it was raining, so they seem to hang out there a lot. Before we found out what they were really there for, we called them "hippies," because they look like hippies. They're very transient people; some were from Ontario, some from Quebec, just looking to experience western Canada or make some money. They were sitting in a bandshell, jamming on a guitar and an accordion. It was an interesting aspect of BC that you'd usually miss as a tourist.
Today we're in Vernon. It's the first day of summer, we had the day off, and it was 32 degrees out. So, of course, we went to the beach! Jeremy and Rhonda were visiting friends, so the rest of us lazed around in the sun all day, swam, and ate ice cream. We are all now a toasty shade of red. Ah, I love BC. The fruit, the sun, the water, the mountains...so great.
And yes, we have had shows the past week. Nothing too different about the show, except the one volunteer who "threw up" on the airplane during the kazoo sketch. I was the stewardess, and supplied the towel to clean things up.
I could not believe what I saw today. I was in London drugs and I saw a display for a new product; a spray can of Evian water. Oh, but it's "mineral" water, and is apparently very soothing.
Please, for the love of all that is sane, DO NOT buy Evian spray water. It's water. Go jump in a lake, or take a bath, or make your own. Distill your own, if you need to, and spray it on yourself, but whatever you do, don't waste fourteen dollars on three conveniently sized bottles of conveniently bottled mineral spring water to soothe your poor skin. And don't be deceived by the elegant French name! It's water!
Yeesh.