Blogs from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, North America

We had the luxury this morning of not being in a hurry to leave. With only 26kms to travel to Princeton it is as good as rest day (you'd think). After a sleep-in we rose to a lazy breakfast. Mike came around and so did his lovely wife Sandra. What a great couple. We spent the best part of the morning chatting, hearing stories of freezing winters waste deep in snow with temperatures normally around -10C and summers that hit 40C. And stories of bears, cougars and deers in the local area - just what we wanted to hear. We enjoyed Mike and Sarah's company so much we arranged to meet them for dinner in Princeton that night We left Tulameen at midday with a prospect of the KVR being in better condition than yesterday and ... read more

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I wasn’t planning on going for a dip in Lake Okanogan today. The family was actually planning on going for a morning bike ride and then heading out for Asoyoos. But there I was, late in the afternoon, up to my shoulders in the lake water which I must say is quite chilly this time of year. At least the Ogopogo lake serpent didn’t get me so that was a good thing. We had said our good byes to Dan and Sheanne after a morning latte (while Victoria Anne and Liam Antoine astounded our hosts by taking an early morning dip in the lake), and with great directions In hand for the day we made our way out for a bike ride along the old Kettle Valley Railroad line whose tracks had been torn up, followed ... read more

I just read back over my blog entries. its amazing how over time you see my enthusiasm start to fade. I also see how much i write "haha". I know im generally a pretty happy person but haha this and haha that, totes redik! lol Anyway, i am currently in Penticton at my uncles. The job i got was good, i really enjoyed it but it was more 'on-call' work so if it rained then i didnt get to work. And Van rains all the bloody time!!! so i wasn't getting enough work which meant no money which meant couldn't pay rent which meant had to retreat to my uncles in Penticton. I know that i could make it work in Van if i wanted too but it would have been to the point where i ... read more

Today is our first entry in this blog. We are still learning. But today is my last day at work. Tomorrow we leave for our 5 week trip. We will try to enter each nite and Gerry will be drawing along the way. Hope you all enjoy our blog. ... read more