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Osoyoos Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Osoyoos, Canada
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Illegal Aliens making a splash at the border..
This is a top pick! ... start it's a no return trip, the only way back is to cross over into the US and then go back through customs in Canada. This would be forgivable unless everyone in your vehicle (myself included) is not carrying their passport. It was a honest mistake, and ...
Squash Picking in the Canadian Desert..
This is a top pick! ... when then had not arrived after 20mins I wondered if I had made a mistake coming all this way to the middle of nowhere! Osoyoos is a popular tourist destination for Canadians. It is hot and dry, however it has a beautiful lake which is popular for ...
Okanagan to Vancouver
This is a top pick! ... up with Brent and Maeve later. We are staying out at Jericho beach near Kitsalano. It is nice to be in a different part of Vancouver. We will write one final entry from Canada later to summarize our 32 days here. Tomorrow we will be in Seattle. ...
Our low point...
... big climb out of Rock Creek, 8% apparently, and we did not wish to be fighting the wind for that. So, we're in Osoyoos today, Princeton (well, just before Princeton at a park) tomorrow, and then our final mountain pass at Manning Park in 3-4 days...which ...
163 Days in USA and Now Back in Canada
We made it, returned to Canada and the MH appears to be doing okay. It has an appointment in Kelwona next week with the fellows that supposedly fixed it in October. Gord will be having a "chat" with them. Feels good to be back in Canada but we do miss ...
Two Summits In One Day
... when Rosie noticed her front tyre was flat (her 2nd puncture). Eoin soon got it fixed and we got going to Osoyoos with a back wind and a few climbs. This took us into Canada's only desert area, so our scenery's changed again. We've clocked up ...
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
Thanksgiving Day 2010 Who would have thought we would be on the road to adventure at this time. We have stayed in Osoyoos for over a week now and thoroughly enjoyed this little piece of paradise. I think we will spend some time back here again in the ...
Day of Frustration ends at a Piece of Heaven
Here we go again. We were ready to move south by 10 am but the tow bar was acting up and oonly one side would not lock. For those of you not familiar with tow bars, it a device that hooks your tow vehicle to the motothome. The unit we have has two ...
Day 14 and 15
Day 14 took us from Kelowna to the southern Okanagan town of Osoyoos, which is within a kilometres of the US border. Ray's Beaver Cliff - traffic holdup Red Roost - gift shop - hummingbird feeders - cassin's vireo, evening grosbeak birding + ...
Jim & June's Odyssey 2008 10 06
... of flowers, rock gardens, fountains and flowing creeks. Gotta check this one out some more ...... very, very nice. Osoyoos Desert Centre - Observed the 18-20" Sockeye Salmon run up the Okanogan River going N towards Okanogan ...
Canadian Tire Holiday
... was pretty much back to before so we could at least drive it out. With time getting late in the day, we headed finally to Osoyoos. We dropped Joe off and headed to the border so that we could get Steffie a visitor Visa because her current working Visa was ...
Day 3
... road names were all off! We picked up Morgan's new bow, sought out the Air Cadet Hangar (camp location) and continued to Osoyoos. Here we are all settled into the Osoyoos Indian Band's incredible economic development venture - Nk'Mip Resort. The area is ...
Home sweet home...
... the bag that didn't get checked and he now has his name and passport recorded with the Shanghai customs officials... only Air Canada...you know their motto..."We're not happy until you're not!" Luggage all arrived; nothing lost, nothing broken. Customs ...
Desert and Sunshine :)
... the night in Osoyoos as it looked beauitfiul and was full of vinyards and cherry orchards. It was also surrounding a beautiful lake. Osoyoos is especially hot as it has its own micro climate all year round due to it being sheltered, it is surrounded ...
Dismantling the Float
Yesterday the float was quite busy with people wanting to have their picture taken on the float but today the trailer needs to go back so the float was dismantled. We managed to get some final pictures before the work ...
July 01 ~ My Nan's Birthday!!
... and the roads flooded - we just looked at each other in our strappy tops, laughed and put the music on full blast! Osoyoos ('Canada's Warmest Welcome') is situated at the lowest point in the Okanagan Valley on Osoyoos Lake, the 'warmest lake in Canada'. ...
Archery - Day 2/2
... with dinner, and a semi-junk food night. The little girls watched a new DVD while M1, Clyde and I caught up on Big Brother Canada. Other than having a sleep in (first one in nearly a week), we are not sure what tomorrow holds for us as we already ...
Wine Day
The day started with a visit to the Mission Hill Family Estates Winery where I saw the gorgeous grounds overlooking Lake Okanogan. It lives up to its reputation for superb architecture, landscaping, and setting. It is important to get there early ...
Day 3
... road names were all off! We picked up Morgan's new bow, sought out the Air Cadet Hangar (camp location) and continued to Osoyoos. Here we are all settled into the Osoyoos Indian Band's incredible economic development venture - Nk'Mip Resort. The area is ...
Last leg of the journey!
Day three began early. We were up by 6:30 and on the road by 7, ensuring we'd stay ahead of any bad weather. As we were still on 80, the road was excellent, double lane and not much traffic at that hour. We passed through Le Grande and then began the big ...
Ein heisser Tag in Osoyoos
... sein. Bei uns war es heute 37 Grad, im Camper hatten wir sogar 42 Grad gemessen! Viel zu heiss also, um etwas zu unternehmen, deshalb verbrachten wir heute fast den ganzen Tag am Campingplatz eigenen Beach am See. Scheinbar der wärmste See in Canada. ...
Golf and Hockey in the Same Day
... tickets. Although the local team was out-played by the Revelstoke team it was good hockey. Apparently last year the Osoyoos team was league champion and most of the good players moved on. The current team seemed younger and smaller than ...
Drive through Osoyoos
After our yummy wine tasting at See Ya Later Ranch Winery, we decided it was time to find a nice place to stop and eat lunch. We drove through Oliver, and pulled over at a park. There was quite the eclectic group of people at the park...I counted over 10 ...
Osoyoos BC - Rest Day
We are on the shore of the lake which is said to be the warmest fresh water lake in Canada (not that warm then?). We are free to "wakeboard", parasail or fish today. Up very early, Richard spends 3 hours working on the Jag, checking and fixing ...
My Beautiful Osoyoos Is Killing Me
... for a NO STAR crap hole that requires a bulldozer joyride ASAP. Now that I'm getting older and retirement is being seriously considered, Osoyoos is being seriously discussed as a possible place to move to and chill for a few years. To stay there for a ...
Santa's Reindeer Visit & Dinner at Campos
Today was a day for packing - the coach for the trip south - and our suitcase for the trip back to Calgary. As I was working I chanced to look up and there, just outside the motor home, was one of Santa's reindeer! It even had a red ribbon ...
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