Kimberley BC

September 7, 2014

After our morning ritual of checking emails and Facebook then making breakfast we made a picnic lunch. At 10:30am we were on our way to Kimberly. 

At the parking lot of the RV resort there were a few people assembling who looked like organizers for a race of some sort. Along the highway we saw a start and finish station and a sign saying “Cyclist this way'. So it was a bike race of coarse. We did not see the cyclists until closer to Kimberly.

There is a 'Rails to Trails' along the highway and a few cyclist were riding on it. When we arrived in Kimberly we parked and walked to the main street. The check stations was set up with drinks and food for all the participant. The yearly September ride was make up of three distances 57 km, 87 km and 157 km. Many volunteers were directing traffic along the streets of Kimberly.

We walked around the down town streets seeing many of the shops created in a Bavarian style. It really had an alpine feel. We eventually came upon the Information Centre close to where we were parked. We found out that the Kimberly Underground Mining Train was running today and we were in time to take a tour.

We drove to the station and bought two tickets for the 1:00pm trip. This gave us a chance to have our picnic lunch on the station platform in front of the train ticket office. We also went through the few historical building.

Boarding the small train we travelled along the creek and right into the mine. We were told to get out and walk to the various information spots. We learned a great deal about mining. The presentations were given by a retired miner who had work in this very mine. The tour lasted  three hours and was well worth the $20.00 each.

We would recommend this tour to anyone whether young or old. It's well worth it. Here is a link to the Kimberley Underground Mining Railway .


So until next time remember to "Discover It and Live It".