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Vernon Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Vernon, Canada
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Road Trip
This is a top pick! ... the car to Mission Hill Winery. Last time I had been there the restaurant hadnt quite opened and so it was nice to sit down this time and check it out. After loading up the already overflowing car with wine we headed off to Vernon to spend the ...
The long trip home.....
... departure, I noticed the passengers waiting at Gate 47 for a flight to Beirut. They were a somewhat "colourful" group. The Air Canada flight to Calgary departed on time and seemed to be full. The flight was about the usual 10 hours but seemed ...
A Weekend in Vernon
Hi All, We arrived safely in Vernon around 8pm on Friday night after probably the most interesting 11 hour I have ever made. Carrie managed to get sleep a few times, and I stayed awake and enjoyed the scenery, or read my photography magazine for the ...
The Planning Continues....
... reserved ticket for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo now "in hand". The other good news this morning is that the Air Canada labour dispute appears to be settled now, so other than a disruption in air travel due to another volcano, there should be ...
The Gates of Hell
We put in about 500km today, but we did not go in a straight line. We followed the Trans-Canada Highway north from Hope, rather than taking the Coquihalla to Kamloops. It's a twisty turny route through the Fraser Canyon. We stopped and did our first major ...
Vancouver and Vernon
... , but no one was listening. I stopped drinking at midnight and started on the water. Something that saved me on the 7 hour bus ride to Vernon the next day. So I am in Vernon, which is small..... not much else I can say about that. I think we are going ...
More Lakes, Waterfalls and Animals
24th July 07 Today Joel, Dave and I went on a 6 hour hike around Kalamalka Lake, I am not sure how hot it was but it was a warm day, had to be in the 30 - 35 range. The name of the lake means "lake of many colors" and for a lake that is not ...
Kalakawa lake
Well known for its crystal clear water, this lake tops amongst the most beautiful in the world, according to the National Geographic ranking. At least this is what a fellow camper told us over a beer at the campfire. It was a very special ...
Preparing for Departure
March 2011 I decided that it might be prudent to start planning and preparation for this trip in February and March, mostly due to the fact that I'd be travelling during "peak season" in August. However, there were several other factors that ...
Cliff-top camping in Vernon
... Bridge Traffic for about half an hour (much better than our record two hours the week before). When we arrived in Vernon we looked at a few private campgrounds, we figured a site with electricity might be more conducive to data management. ...
Silverstar Weekend
i had the opportunity to head up to silverstar for opening weekend, a resort near vernon, north of kelowna. i went with babe and a group of her mates, an annual pilgrimage they have been making for a few years now. silverstar has great powder (but not for ...
The Okanagan Valley
... we set off on our guided tour of the Okanagan, including Kalamalka Lake, Okanagan Lake and Swan Lake ...a truly beautiful part of Canada. Also on the agenda today was pimping the Windstar... two very enthusiastic boys, a stereo from a scrapyard, a couple ...
Day 12
... should improve from this point on... So much for forced metaphor. Today we came via a hell of a sunday drive from Kamloops to Vernon that ended a mere 12 hours after it started netting some 80 bird spp - the best birding day of the trip so far. It ...
Fraser Lake to Vernon.
... bike. The forecast was 50% chance of rain in the Prince George area (and we know what THT means) and warm & dry in Vernon, my destination. This made me decide to ride the whole way and get away from the rain.........and beer was calling ! First ...
Teacapan Finally
... but wonderful to see) and a midway with rides that I´m sure would never been alowed to operate back home. I will report on the festivities tomorrow. Anyone that cares to write, I will return your Email. Adios Amigos ... Dave From ...
Arrived for a Beer !!! or two !!!
Have arrived in Vernon at Sharon & Ciy's and having a few beers so will update ...
Entry into the Town
Here is the entrance into the little fishing village of Teacapan. I took it on a brief stop last year and am heading back for a month - one week from tomorrow. Can't wait to get out of this -14c ...
Mountain biking is only easy half-way
... receptionist told me not to worry and to go right in. Being a radio geek my eye was caught by the preserved equipment from Vernon's first local radio station CJIB -- now Kiss-FM (CKIZ). A previous job permitted me to see how radio stations are run today ...
2008 09 26
... downtown buildings have very nice full wall heritage murals depicting historic events, characters and scenes. Between Vernon and Kelowna we toured: Predator Ridge - Fantastic residential development high in the hills south of ...
Die Seele baumeln lassen...
...im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes :-) Aber dazu später. Wir machten uns vom wunderschönen Norden in wärmere Regionen auf. Es war erstaunlich mit zu verfolgen wie sich die Landschaft um uns (und erfreulicherweise auch die Temperaturen) fast ...
Visit From The Land of Shameless
Well, it was what Will and I had been waiting for some time now...... What is it, you may ask ? ...... Can't think of anything amusing here so I will tell you. A visit from my mate Sarah..... ohhhhh I hear you cry, how sweet, they were missing a very ...
Its xmas time, and theres no need to be afraid
Apparently ginger is in again this season, so the girls are all interested in checking out his collars and cuffs. Finarr Finarr. Ski School is in full swing, a few photo's attached for y'all. I'm now teaching in the adults ...
The House
Hi All Elaine is now officially a lady of leisure and refuses to 'bring herself down' to the level of entering anything in this travelblog...I apologise, you've got me again...I'll sort her out for the next time. We've bit the bullet and bought a ...
Bull Rodeo - The future of sport
... injured 67% of all riders, killed 2% of riders, etc) The bulls get shipped all over the country in luxury....Only in Canada! It was a bit like watching Millwall vs Chelsea + death race 2000 all mixed in, blood all over the place.... We are off now ...
Elaines First Entry
I'm not spell checking this so tuff, I'm on holiday,,,,,, I think last time we spoke, we were about to go looking for a house, as the prices are going a bit crazy over here as they have been in the UK for past few years. We thought that instead of ...
Update - The Ski Season has Started
Hi All, The hill is open, Skiing has started.....Come on over! Not a lot to talk about really. Oh, Elaine has passed her driving test and she's also started working in a local coffee shop on the mountain. Just my luck, she (we) get free coffee ...
The beach
Nach einer Nacht im Badwannenbett verwöhnte uns Moni mit Waffeln mit Ahornsirup und frischen Himbeeren und nach mindestens 3 Kaffees brachten wir auch die Augen wieder auf. :-) Der erste kurze Shoppingtrip stand uns bevor. Matthias kaufte sich ...
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