Connor had a rest day today with no games scheduled. We had challenged the host family to a game of cricket but were unsure if we would be able to fit it in today as Jake still had a game to play.
After a slow paced morning we went down to the rink to watch Aldergrove play against the Canterbury Kiwis. Aldergrove took control early and dominated the game. It was great to see that the teams decided to switch jerseys. Connor though Jake would be excited because he was finally one of the players who got to switch teams. The two teams decided to finish out the third period with an elimination penality shootout. Each team had the same number of pucks. Every time a puck went in the net it was removed from the game, every time it missed it was put out again. The first team to remove all of their pucks from the ice was deemed the winner. The great thing was that both teams got down to their last puck at the same time with both final shooters actually from Aldergrove. The kids seemed to really love it with the goalies even getting in on the shooting action.
When Jake had had time to get changed we met up with everyone at Jan and Michelle's house ready to head out to the Othello Tunnels in the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park. Darrien, our host family's eldest son, and his friend, Brett, travelled with us, while the other boys travelled with Jan and Michelle. Sue, Glen and Cassie were unable to make it as they had been off exploring and were about 90 minutes away.
It was a great drive out along Highway 1, The Trans-Canadian Highway. We learnt a lot about Canadian life from Darrien and Brett. We also learnt a lot about Canadian driving, including that no one drives at the recommended speed limit. Messages were being passed to David that "this is not driving Miss Daisy". The views of the snow capped mountains were stunning.
The Othello Tunnels were built by the Canadian Pacific Railway to link the Kootenay Region with the British Colombia coast in the early 1900s. Many films including Rambo have also been filmed amongst this stunning scenery.
When we arrived at the Othello Tunnels we discovered that they were still closed but decided to walk up to the entrance anyway. The boys had fun climbing on rocks and looking at the Fraser river on their way.
When we got to the tunnels we carefully made our way inside and began to walk through the first tunnel. The further into the tunnel we got the darker it became and we could hear the water of the Fraser River rushing through the gullies and canyons. Given the noise we could hear we can only imagine the force and noise when the river is at its peak another 20+ feet higher.
The boys had a lot of fun wandering through the dark tunnels and seeing how far they could throw rocks. Given we had to make it back in time for the Abbotsford Heat AHL game tonight we couldn't stay for too long. As we made our way out of the tunnels and back to the car other people also began wandering through the tunnels.
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