Clean Bin Tour Day 17 - Fernie to Crowsnest

On to Fernie and yet another great show.  Helen and Ryland from Advocates for Local Living and Wildsight did all the work on this one and supplied the projector.  We just showed up and helped set up chairs. Thanks guys!

Again, another cool venue - the Arts Station is an old train station building with a cafe, gallery, and theatre space, and I highly recommend visiting it if you're ever in Fernie.  Thanks to our gracious hosts Dave, Helen, and Ella for making our stay comfortable and sharing their home with us.

The next day, we headed up the Croswnest Pass and into Alberta. We finally feel like we've gotten somewhere on this trip!  One province down, 9 to go! The pass (which was hardly a pass at all - I kept waiting for the hill) was absolutely beautiful. Snowcapped, jagged mountains and serene lakes spotted with fishermen.

Our screening in Coleman was at the coolest church-come-cafe ever.  Comfy couches, beautiful artwork, mismatched dishes, and an elaborate stained glass windows set the scene for a cozy show of about 40 people.  The Crowsnest Conservation Society sponsored the event and kicked off their "What Goes Where" recycling guide which was cool because during the Q and A afterward, people got immediate answers to their questions about where to recycle stuff locally.

Thanks to Matt who put us up, wrangled a projector and screen, and put up posters in advance.  All these things help us so much when we're on the road! Today it is once again sunny, and we're heading towards Calgary, leaving the mountains behind, and wecoming the beginning of the prairies.

Clean Bin Tour Day 15 - Creston to Fernie

We hit rain.  Lots of rain.  All day rain. I was so wet and cold and miserable that I ended up buying rubber boots. Normally we would probably take a couple days off, but because we had to be in certain towns at certain times, we pressed on.

The screening in Kimberly was actually a last minute booking.  It was off our planned route, and we knew that we wouldn't be able to cycle there in time, so our fabulous host Steve came and picked us up in Cranbrook. 

What a great show!  The theatre at Centre 64 was an amazing venue with a gallery space and 140 person theatre. We almost filled it thanks to the promotions of Wildsight and the Freewheelers bike club! Thanks again to our Kimberly hosts and sponsors for a great and enthousiastic night!

The ride the next day was great (dispite the ongoing rain).   We started off on a 25km long paved railbed from Kimberly back to Cranbrook.  It doesn't get better than that!

Clean Bin Tour Day 12 - Kootenay Lake

Our Nelson showing went well.  A few people showed up an hour early because it said 7pm in the paper instead of 8pm, but at least we were in the paper! 

We had an interview on CBC radio that morning, and quite a few people mentioned that they had heard it.  One couple who were driving and camping around BC, heard us on the radio, and decided to change their direction and come to Nelson for the night to catch the film.  How cool is that!?

Thanks so much to the TNT Playhouse for a great venue; Richard and Peter for helping us set up; Androo for hosting us for two relaxing nights; the Prestige Conference Centre for loaning us your screen; and all you fabulous Nelsonites for coming out.

We spent today cycling around Kootenay Lake and into Creston.  Our expected rainy day turned out to be sunny, and the rolling road was much easier than battling the Salmo Creston Pass. Tomorrow night we screen in Kimberly, so we've got another long ride ahead of us!