Day 253, 14 March 2013, Kelowna, B.C. Specifically, on the sofa. We had such a busy day yesterday (see picture - stunning view from our trip to Sparkling Hill). Trouble with busy days and shaking off a bad flu is it's two steps forward and one step back. We learned something interesting today, despite being on the sofa. It occurred to us to wonder what was the capital of Canada.... Not Vancouver... Not Quebec City... actually Ottawa, Ontario. But here's a qu...

Day 252, 13 March 2013, Sparkling Hill Resort and Gray Monk Winery - Near Vernon, B.C. www.sparklinghill.com. Well you might ask - how does a hill sparkle? Hmm? Quartz? Sparkly granite? Maybe they're being poetic and are talking about the diamonds on the water effect of a sunny day near a lake (and that could well be true... the resort does overlook the last reaches of Lake Okanagan). But nope. Basically you build a massive luxury hotel and spa complex on the...

Day 251, 12 March 2013, Kelowna, OK. Fine. We sit, stand and lie corrected. We woke up to snow this morning. Hmmm. Climate change I understand (more or less). Summer yesterday, winter today. Go figure. Finally feeling human again! Rumours of my demise have been somewhat overstated (though not by much). We are looking out the windows over the lake and the pine trees are heavy with snow. And it's not just us. We had an email overnight from our dear friends i...

Day 251, 12 March 2013. Urban Distilleries - Kelowna, British Columbia. We discovered our new favourite place in Kelowna completely by accident - we were at the Tree Brewing Co. picking up some local beer and they recommended we check out Urban Distilleries. So we did! We found the distillery and store on Bay Street Kelowna and for the first time ever did a "spirit tasting" session - Spirit Bear Vodka, Lavender infused Gin (wow!) - not to mention rum and whisky...

Day 250, 11 March 2013, Summerland, British Columbia. We drove around the shores of Lake Okanagan today and headed south through Peachland to Summerland. The fruit stands are still closed as are many of the wineries, but it sure seems like Summer has arrived in British Columbia - wow! We felt in some of these little towns that we'd gone back in time 20 years - at least. We bought a roast chicken and salad in Summerland and headed to a campground on the shores...