Hard to believe our time in Stewart is already coming to a close! In spite of the weatherman's continuing negativity, we had another day of cloud only with almost none of the wet stuff. So while it's been a lot cooler than we've been used to in the Okanagan, there will be no complaints from either of us about the weather during our time here.
Viri had to get up and out the door bright and early this morning for another day of work but Mitch, Lynda and I had another lazy morning of movie watching. Not wanting to miss out on any of Stewart's stuff to see Lynda and I cut our movie viewing off at just one and hit the streets for a short walk to the local museum where we met a lovely little girl named Alisha (about 10 or 11 yrs). Alisha greeted us as we entered, was an unbelievable host, and represented the community brilliantly! She told us that he loves history NF the is why she volunteers at the museum. I decided right then and there that she'd be perfect for my grandson Corbin who is the same age and who also has a healthy appreciation for history. I'm not sure how either Corbin or Alisha would feel about my matchmaking but it sure seems obvious yo me. 😄
The museum is housed in the same building as the courthouse, service BC, the Government Agent, and the Avalanche comtrol office. Court staff come in to Stewart one day every 3 months regardless of what is on the docket. The rest of the offices are staffed more often. The museum is run by the historic society and volunteers. Overall the museum was very well done and our tour ended with a very comprehensive documentary about the town that was excellent.
After our stop at the museum it was off to the hotel for coffee and a piece of freshly baked home made pie. Yummy! Remember that Stewart is a small place? Well that fact showed up again today when the woman behind the hotel registration desk asked Lynda if she'd enjoyed her paddle around
the lake yesterday. It turns out she and her family were one of the vehicles that stopped in at the lake
while we were there and at the same time as Lynda and Mitch were taking a turn round the lake. Yep....small town!
We hurried back to the house as we knew Viri would be getting home any minute and tonight we had plans to make sopes for the four of us and 5 more of Mitch and Viri's friends. We chopped onions and tomatoes, lettuce and chicken. There is plenty of prep work but it's worth it in the end. Viri mixed up the dough and we all tried to make some of the sopes but alas....neither Lynda and I were any help at all so that part of the prep was left in Viri's capable hands. She rolled and patted and dry fried about 4 dozen of those little discs of deliciousness. But...that is only 1/2 the work they require. Once they're dry fried and still hit you have to pinch up the edges to make a sort of little tart shell. This sounds easier than it is and I can confirm that the process burns your fingers to boot! Once the stage is complete all the is left for the cook to do is to fry the 1/2 cooked 'tart shells' in oil...another hot and lengthy job. In the end...it's all worth it though and everyone enjoyed seconds and thirds and
maybe even some fourths! The sopes are topped with retried beans, chicken, lettuce, tomatoe, onion,
sour cream, feta, homemade green salsa (that was to die for) and a squeeze of fresh lime. Try to fit that mountain of delicious finger food into your mouth and not make a mess! A roll of paper towel later and all of us were well sated and full of appreciation for Viri and her hard work.
Lynda and I leave at 6:00 in the morning so this will likely be my last post to this blog. Thanks for following along with us again. Till next time,
Lynda and Lorrie
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