141. Central Park, Merritt

On our way home from visiting Uncle Andrew and Auntie Lannie in Edson, we stopped in Merritt for some lunch and a chance for Charlotte to run around and stretch her legs.  Although the park had a traditional playground, Charlotte was much more taken with the giant tires, which were big enough that she could hide in them.  They were so huge that when she crawled back inside them, she was completely hidden from view.  Owlie was also able to hide very effectively, but we found him eventually!  Even though we were there in late September, it was still hot like summer in Merritt.  It was a great place for a play before we began the last leg of our journey home.  The playground is located at N 50.07.146 W 120.46.966 and is point no. 141 on the map at the bottom of home page.

136. Rotary Park, Merritt

For the last half of the Labour Day long weekend, Charlotte, Theo and I headed up to do a little camping at Lundbom Lake near Merritt.  After caching and splashing our way up the Coquihalla, we stopped at the Rotary Park in Merritt for a little playground time.  Charlotte made another friend there - a little boy who was also from Vancouver and in town to see the rodeo.  They rode the car together and chased each other all over the grassy field.  We skipped out on getting any nearby geocaches as we had already found quite a few - and I didn't want to push my luck with Charlotte!  The playground is located at N 50.07.025 W 120.47.334 and is point no. 136 on the map at the bottom of home page.