Given that neither Russell nor I necessarily intend to 'hit the slopes' – if we spend time doing nothing more than reading a book and drinking coffee (or wine), with this view, I think we'll be pretty happy.
With an understandably late start to the day on Tuesday, a leisurely stroll around the village was in order in order to familiarise and acclimatise. The weather had warmed up for our arrival and was a balmy 6 below.
After Zoe finished work we 'trimmed the tree' before having a quiet dinner at home.
Our two bedroom apartment at Sun Peaks Grand Hotel is quite spacious and has a lovely dining room which will be perfect for Christmas lunch, as well as a sizeable lounge room and quite well equipped kitchen for the chef in the family.
An early night ensued as we had an 8am departure for dog sledding the next morning.
The dog sledding was to be my early Christmas present to the family and I don't think it disappointed.
Our two sleds plus a third being piloted by some 'L' platers in training had a beautiful morning run through the forest out to the lake and back, the dogs loudly voicing their approval.
In the afternoon we braved the drive down to Kamloops to do our Christmas grocery shopping in 'Superstore' – coincidentally where everyone else was doing their Christmas shopping too.
Eventually, with the back of the Forerunner just about filled to capacity we headed back up the mountain where some of us relaxed in the hot tub and Russell cooked an amazing dinner.