Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Vernon

Torrance (Shannon) and Todd live in a sumptuous condo - unfurnished, except for a couch and coffee table in the living room, their bed in their room, and the super comfortable guest room bed. But the apartment itself is so beautifully appointed that furniture would seem redundant - and the space is wonderful. Their camper van has been temporarily demoted to transport only, instead of transport and house. Koh ...

... urspruenglich aus montreal, hat sich jedoch der pflege von denkmalgeschuetzten haeusern verschrieben und ist seit 2003 in revelstoke zuhause. das zimmer war ziemlich plueschig :-) halt im traditionell englischen stil gehalten. da ich der einzige gast war, musste ich mein gutes englisch hervorkramen, um bei den diskussionen mithalten zu koennen. ich habe einiges ueber die geschichte von quebec gelernt und kann nun vielleicht auch ein bisschen besser ...

... no em puc deixar de dir que aqui reguen la vinya amb aspersors. Quin sacrilegi !!! El guia sabia sobradament que a Franca i Espanya no es permet, l'home en sabia molt i te un bon negoci muntat amb els tours. No cal que us digui que l'unica ampolla que hagues comprat per hyper-excel.lent era un vi de gel, que es l'especialitat de la regio, que nomes valia 200 dolars.<br>A la nit vaig anar a veure un partit de hockey de la segona divisio canadenca/americana. Quin xou munten ...

From Kaslo we went to the Halcyon Hot Springs which is really beautiful but very commercial. Then we headed west to the Okanagon Valley, the banana belt for BC. It's got some great wines too.<br><br>We stopped on the way at Fauquier and played golf at yet another beautiful course.<br>

Heute war der einzige geplante Stopp der herzig angelegte Wildlife Park in Kamloops, der heissesten Stadt von Kanada. Hier gibt's die ganze Fauna von Kanada zu besichtigen. Vom Grizzly über Kariboos, Mountain Goats, Pumas bis zu den Schwarzbären. Das Highlight war aber die Bird of Prey Show, die lustig inszenierte Greifvogelschau, wo die Vögel direkt über die Köpfe der Zuschauer fliegen (wenn man sich duckt, sogar noch tiefer :-).<br ...

... experience made them extremely valuable resources as we learned the basics of FIM mapping. We were in fact spoiled with experienced people, many of whom have spent a lot of time working toward this project, Wes and Brent from RDCO, Susan, Lora, and Lisa from MoE, all came out with us on the boat, there were even special appearances by Simone from OCCP and Genevieve from the Water Board. Meanwhile, back at the ranch (aka Ellison Campground), we were ...

... Naja, die Bedienung war aus Holland und das ganze hat eher an Disneyland erinnert. War aber trotzdem nett. Wieder zu Hause verbrachten wir einen gemuetlichen Abend mit allen Mitbewohnern. Unsere australichen Mitbewohner haben in unserer Abwesenheit versucht eine riesige Bierdosen-Pyramide zu bauen, was zur Folge hatte, dass ihre Kochversuche anschliessend zur Erheiterung des gesamten Hauses beitrugen. Was fuer ein Tag!!! Erst einmal geht es auf die Piste, denn der Skilift ...

... bridge. It was pretty cool but we were glad we had a two-for-one coupon. It was still early when we got to Kamloops, so we kept going towards Vernon. But there were no more provincial campgrounds until after Vernon. So we're here at Kekuli Bay Provincial Park on Kalamalka Lake, enjoying a beer and listening to the wind whistle in the bottles.

Finally - on our way to the Rockies! We set out on the tour early enough so we could check out some exciting views on the way to the mountains. First stop was... a water fall! Bridal Veil Falls (which is apparently a popular name for waterfalls here so it isn't the last one we'll see) actually looked quite like a bride's veil surprisingly. Moving on we had lunch in Hope, which is apparently where Rambo was filmed (as if I care...) and then saw Alexandra's ...

... trail ride. Now Kt and her mum had never ridden before in their lives and they were cr@*p#ng themselves. It was quite funny seeing the colour drain from their faces but it was short lived as I got a feisty one called Jake who liked to canter at any opportunity he got. Getting Cherry onto the horse was funny and I only wished I had video d it. The lady who owned the ranch was certainly hands on getting Cherry up there. One hand on either cheek to be precise, with a quick push and she was up ...