Saturday, March 24, 2007

Nelson Craze

The mission to Nelson from Spokane was partially uneventful. It was about 3 hours or so, but we were cracking jokes and hyped for the trip so it went by pretty quick. The dip into the wilderness was in full effect. Mountains in the background, hella trees and the ever present aroma of horseshit. Border cross was kinda stress as it always can be, but we all made it to BC with no heat.



Nelson is a very odd town. The newspaper confirmed stories of a draft dodger type community living there. And pre-conceptions about a a very "green" community were also confirmed with a store called "Holy Smokes" right in town.

With a very very wet night, there wasn't much to do. DMC did manage to find a gem of a restaurant called the "All Seasons" in a very lurk nasty neighborhood. There's many a dark alley in Nelson where craziness could happen but doesn't.



The food is super good here, but the service sucks but not in the way you'd enjoy. Over an hour is waaaay to long to wait for food while sitting on a high chair stool. But the place is tight. Literally. With very few tables, the restaurant is intimate but too much so while dining with dudes.




But they do have a well stocked bar and crazy wine cellar located right under the very floor where you sit and eat. I had some pear hard cider that was remarkably refreshing. Try the restauarant if you just happen to make your way to the middle of nowhere. Just watch out for the Mexican wrestlers that guard the pisser.