So made it to Kelowna. This place is sweet. Way smaller chilled city. Have pretty much been searching for work, which there seems to be plenty of in the area. Story of the day however belongs to the tent I need....
So I got a job picking cherries, 2 weeks work, perfect. I thought I'd hold off getting a tent till I got a job so I didn't buy one unnecessarily. So I get a job, its an hours drive out of town in a place called Salmon Arm (I think). I organise a ride and have about 4 hours to find a tent. Easy, hit Walmart, Canadian Tyre and Zellers, all big department stores and all out at the city mall. Good amount of walking between each. EVERYONE is sold out. Shit. I run out of time before my lift goes for my job, so I have to let the job go. Fuckers. So I decide I need the tent still. Get a bus to Westgate (West Kelowna), hit all the same shops again with shitloads of walking, all sold out! I sat down in the isle in the last store I was in and just swore. Hung over, hungry as all hell and dehydrated as a romans sandel after walking prob close to 10kms for the day in jandels. I was shitted. So thought, fuck it, won't let it get me down. Thought Ill just go to Pinticton tomorrow (more work down there) and surely they'll have a tent somewhere. That was the plan....
Just discovered a website (craigslist.ca - anyone coming to canada needs this saved to their favourites list). Emailed a girl who is having a garage sale just out of chance they had a tent. They do!! Saved. Sorting it now but gona try pick it up tomorrow. Who would have thought a tent could be such an ass.
So deciding now if I go to Penticton tomorrow or not. I think I probably will, sounds mint down there, and theres Katies mates who maybe keen to hire me to help with some roofing. Mean. Or otherwise vineyards and orchards galore!
Best sort my shit out. Sweet!
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