Silver Lake

Picked up Pam this morning at 8 and we headed for Peace Arch.  There was already a 1 1/2 hour wait but we have NEXUS.  Went down the edge of the road, past the big line, and got into the NEXUS lane by the duty free.  The wait was under 15 minutes.  Worth every penny.

It was raining but we stopped for a few caches that were close to the road as we made our way to Silver Lake.  Our last stop was at Maple Falls for hot drinks and scones.  We arrived to find the parking lot pretty empty but cars soon began pulling in.  We were there for an 11-11-11 Event.  We went to one last year for 10-10-10 but it wasn't registered as an event.  We should get a nice souvenir on our geocaching page for finding caches today.  

Luckily, we were in a picnic shelter with a fire to warm us.  There were even S'mores for the kids.  We started with a moment of silence for Remembrance/ Veterans' Day.   There were prizes and I won a $10 gift certificate to CachingContainers.com in Abbotsford.  Sweet Marie was there and we met several others whose names we knew.  Titelines had just been on the ET Hwy and it was COLD!  Our timing was perfect.

Pam and I found 3 of the 11 new caches put out but were cold and wet.  We'll come back for the rest on a sunny day.  We headed back home and stopped in Lynden for a hot lunch.  We also found a few more caches.

The weather was wild on the drive back.  The wind was really strong in spots.  In one place the leaves and bits of the trees were filling the sky and it was like driving through a tornado.  The waves were rough near Blaine but the sun was shining and there was fresh snow on the local mountain.

I logged 17 caches today, for a total of 4,735.  Not bad!