Blogs from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, North America

We have booked our trip! Come on May 1, 2012!!!! - only 56 more days till our adventure! xoxo R&L... read more

Coalmont welcomes you and will be delighted to serve you provided you are lucky enough to find us open I didn't. The Kettle Valley Railway is an extinct line that at one time connected communities in the Southern interior of British Columbia between the towns of Hope and Midway, the halfway point across the province towards Alberta. The railway opened on May 31, 1915 and were intended to not only ship the rich minerals being unearthed from mountain mines, but as well strengthen Canada's sovereignty in an area threatened by aggressive American expansion. The rails were abandoned many years ago - though some portions operated until 1989 - and have been recently redeveloped in a pilot project focused on low-cost, environmentally-friendly tourism - presumably geared towards newly-retired-but-physically-active baby boomers. The BC government hatched a plan to ... read more

We left Spokane in drizzle, but at least we got the camper down before the rain started. Bob had an electrical problem with their camper, but managed a temporary fix. We then drove basically west to the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. The dam is 550’ high and nearly a mile long, with 3 power generating stations. Pretty impressive dam and a very informative visitor center. We then drove a scenic byway to Omak, but it was so rainy that there wasn’t much scenic to be seen, a pity. At Omak we decided to have pizza for lunch and enjoyed a leisurely meal and jovial companionship. As we were leaving the Pizza Hut, I noticed a tire on the camper was low, so Kerry drove to a nearby gas station and put air in ... read more

Alors ?! Où est-ce que j'en étais resté déjà ? Ah oui... Bon, relaxez vous, réglez le dossier de votre chaise, prenez un café ou optez pour un truc plus sain (peut-être un jus d'orange ?), parce que là, va y avoir de la lecture ! Les spécialistes que vous êtes en ursologie avancée savent bien que les ours ne dorment pas debout, ce serait d'ailleurs plutôt inconfortable cinq mois durant. Plutôt que de m'étendre sur une telle évidence, je vais répondre à la question principale et mettre un terme, direct, au suspens. De toute façon, je sais qu'il y a parmi vous des petits malins qui mattent d'abord les photos avant de s'attaquer au texte, hein ?! A ce stade, le suspens est donc très relatif, mais bon... Donc, j'ai désormais le privilège de faire ... read more