~Bienvenue al Canada~

 Bienvenue al Canada!
Our Drive was Long But
you can see how Happy Grandma Alison
was to see the Children!
Grandpa was very Excited too but I fear we wore him out!

Grandma and Grandpa live
in the town of Kelowna ,
which is about a 4 Hours Drive
from Vancouver.
Kelowna is Situated on the
Enormous Lake Okanagan amongst
Beautiful Fruit Orchards  and Vineyards
as far as the Eye Can See!
A Haven for Golfing and Boating in the Summer
and Snow Sports in the Winter.
That is why it earned its name as the
Playground of British Columbia.

 

Katelyn's Beautiful Mermaid!

We Spent Quite a Few Days at the Beach 

just to get out of Grandma's Hair

and to give Grandpa a Rest. 

He Put on 8 Pounds during our Visit 

and Enjoyed Katelyn's Special Hamburgers very Much!

Courtesy of Flight Sim

At 2 A.M. on Saturday morning, August 16, 2003, a bolt of lightning struck a tree near Squally Point in Okanagan Mountain Park. An extremely dry summer and plenty of fuel, coupled with high winds, quickly spread the fire into the city of Kelowna. 248 homes were destroyed, 30,000 people evacuated, and there was 100 million dollars of property destruction

Courtesy of Flight Sim

 

It is amazing how Life just Carries on
and how Nature Renews itself .

Mark and the Children went up to
the Kettle Valley Railroad Trestles for a Hike.
The Myra Canyon section of the 

Kettle Valley Railway was 

built between 1912 and 1914 and now Belongs to BC Parks.

It was an Engineering Feat for its time and now is
World Renown for Hiking and Mountain Biking  enthusiasts. It is these Enthusiasts that helped rebuild after many of the Trestles
were Burned by the Fire.

Its Long Waaaaay Down.....

 

I Know Chip is around Here somewhere!

~Columbia Lily~ Photo Courtesy of Miss Lauren