Harrison Hot Springs

We went to the International Sand Sculpture Competition in Canada on Sunday. The sculptures were amazing, but look at the setting! NO wonder the artists were inspired! I had been to the women's retreat from our church up there and we got 5 free time hours on Saturday. Me and two new friends drove up to Harrison Hot Springs. It's just gorgeous. When Jim came to get me, we all decided to go back up there. The boys "swam" (more like slowly got into the water and when they couldn't take the cold anymore, ran out screaming). Harrison is so quaint. Gelato shops, street pedal bikes, water sports, and the most beautiful beach. The sand there is amazingly conducive for sculpting.

Here are the boys on the beach. There is a fancy schmancy hotel that houses some of the actual hot springs, and there is a public building with them. Maybe next time...

This is an outhouse made out of sand. Look at the detail! It's difficult to describe how intricate and creative these sculptures are. Rain actually strengthens them; it's the wind that damages them. Some of them had been up since May, but we were there on the actual days of competition. It was so wonderful seeing people of all countries working together on the team event. There wasn't usually just one country represented on a team. You would have the russians working with canadians, belgians with koreans, etc. There was also an event for solos and duos as well as the team ones. Simply amazing. It will be up until October if anyone wants to come see them before then!