Month: November 2020

We are disappointed with Kelowna’s weather.  It’s colder than anticipated and there are many days with no sun.  We begin to monitor Osoyoos‘ weather as it is Canada’s only desert and claims to be the warmest spot in Canada. 

Dual purpose trip, check out the camps and sightsee.  Are there any available spots?  Is it worth the move? Hoping to find answers to these questions. 

Such a scenic drive

Downtown Osoyoos (don’t blink) 🙂

First campground we check is NK’MIP Campground and RV Park 

The road from Osoyoos to NK’MIP

Campground has a spot for us!   It’s a little tight, the neighbour’s dog is yapping and it is right next to the camp’s garage & workshop. 

Off to the next camp, take a wrong turn… happy we’re in Bob, Bailey would not have made the turn or the narrow dirt road.

Paradise Park  This park is not big rig friendly.  We stop by another camp, ditto for not big rig friendly.

Holiday Park, our park, is better located for stuff, like Costco, online grocery pick up/delivery,  we can walk to Sav-On-Foods, the airport is a 10 minute drive – decision made we will stay here and bundle up and try not to curse the gloomy, no sun days, too much.  

Kelowna bound

With a stop in Keremeos for a late lunch   

   Cool trike! 

Town map includes a list of movies filmed here

None of the restaurants call our names so back on the road. 

Bye Keremeos 

We drive by Penticton, an adventure for another day.

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s adventure.

 

2020 Unpredictable at best

Very few of us are doing what we thought we’d be doing.

We, as a family, are thankfully well.  We do have a family member who contracted the virus fortunately they are now well.

We have friends who are more adversely affected, all we can do is support them by listening and sending virtual hugs.

Life, hopefully goes on.  We are thankful!  Not many boring times!

We arranged a few days ago to have a traditional turkey dinner with all the fixins supplied by Blue Schooner Cafe the on site café.  We haven’t had turkey in a long while, we’re looking forward to it.

Side note: This café was born when the restaurant at the entrance of the park,  Italian Kitchen  burnt in a suspicious fire in September.   

There are signs warning of bear sightings.  Will Allan finally see a bear?? I hope not.  The parks FB page has a few posts of people who have seen one.  May be the best chance yet, I’d be happy to pass on it.

Dinner time, actually lunch as the café closes at 2p.  We picked up and ate in Bailey.

Blue Schooner is run by volunteers and they do a fabulous job!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Not much else to do…     

Rain Rain Go Away was going to skip posting today but when the video uploaded I just had to add it.  Videos are not my friends normally.

 

Today’s adventure, Peachland

The drive down Hwy 97, it appears it has most everything on it or just off it which

= to much traffic all the time

Crossing over the William R. Bennett Bridge to West Kelowna. To quote the info “you’re doing something absolutely unique in Canada — travelling on a floating bridge.”Not my photo, but a great one of the bridge Clouds, lots of clouds                     

 

Here we are     At the beach.  Cold, no sun 🙁

Tis very scenic…

Houses on hills are big in the Okanogan  Wish it wasn’t so windy so we could explore more.  Next visit!