Vaseux Lakefront Resort
Travel Blogs from Oliver
Boondocking!
... organization we joined that permits us to stay at participating wineries and farm markets at no charge though you are expected to buy some of the host’s produce. So we chose a winery near Kelowna in a town called Peachland. Well, first we had to scale a mountain along narrow twisty roads and then the parking lot was teensy so we decided to pass this by. Then of course we had to find a way to get down the mountain without the ability to turn around. Thank goodness for ...
My surprise Anniversary trip to Cathedral Lakes
... sky's and warm, we would start out in jackets and pants and soon enough be peeling off layers down to shorts and tank tops. And it was like that pretty much the whole time we were there, so lucky!
On our last night there was even a full moon which we wanted to take advantage of and venture out for a night hike! After we finished dinner we layered up and grabbed our head lamps just in case. It was amazing at how bright it was out, such a fun night! ...
US Border
Mike and I were both awake early so we had the trailer hooked up, cats in the Blazer, and headed through Kelowna by 6:45am. It was an easy drive getting through rush hour traffic and put us in to Osoyoos and a nice campground on the lake by 10am. It's only 3 miles to the border in the morning. We spent a little ...
Illegal Aliens making a splash at the border..
Today I had the dubious honour of being one of the few people who have crossed the USA border... without actually wanting to do it.
One of my fellow workers decided on the spur of the moment he wanted to ask some immigration question US and we perhaps naively thought we could go to the border and ask...Our driver went in to the Canadian customs and despite saying he did not want to cross today was told to continue down the road to the American ...
The Good and the Bad!
Eureka! We've found our retirement place – Kaslo, B.C.! We’ll make sure we have lots of beds so friends and family can come and visit. Add a couple of horses, a kayak and maybe a sail boat and we’re set. Beautiful town and it feels just right – a little artsy, but not too much – just enough to appreciate. Maggie even liked it there – they give out free doggie cones at this ...