You probably know about the Americano but the Canadiano? Shot of espresso in a cup of coffee. They don’t play up here in the north.

They don’t serve a Canadiano over at Red’s. The coffee menu is actually quite tight but they make up for it in tasty pastries, breads and made to order sandwiches. It follows quite well a morning soak at the Ainsworth Hot Springs/gentle ferry ride over a calm lake.

We spent three glorious nights outside of Nelson. On the first night there was a distant storm. A few lightning bolts, some low rumbles and a little drizzle. The next morning we saw the smoke. White clouds extending straight up from the earth. Within hours the clouds flattened. Everything was contained around Nelson rather quickly but the smoke lingered within the valley and was especially thick on the lake. There was more smoke heading into Cranbrook and then less so at Fernie (where we are now) until the night when it began filling in the spaces between the peeks. Infernos rage more in the interior. This smoke will likely soon blanket most of BC and then follow us east as we make our way home. We wish for nothing more than the safety of those near the flames.