We are heading home to Terrace …first day…Kelowna to Cache Creek.

It is going to be an easy day today….weather is sunny and not too far to go so we won’t leave till 10 am.

We head out of Kelowna up Gordon Drive to Harvey where we turn right.  Harvey becomes 97N and takes us north to Vernon.  As we drive along the many lakes of “Lake Country” are on our right.

 

 

Coming down the long hill into Vernon. 

Downtown Vernon. 

We turn right for 97 North (Okanagan Highway) through Falkland and on through Kamloops.  97A continues on to Salmon Arm.  

Around and under the highway and on to Falkland.

Not as green here. 

This used to be a turf farm but now it’s grapes.  

The valley through Falkland

Downtown Falkland.  A pretty little place with lots of farming.        

Not very green as we head to Westwold.

Old barns.

A for sale sign….is Westwold for sale!!!

Quiet and pretty, except for the traffic. 

Just past Westwold there was a pull off and it was time for lunch.  A bit cloudy but 80F.  Still nice and warm. 

More old barns.  I must remind myself to clean my Mexico sticker residue off the windshield. 

Heading down the long, long, long hill where you come out east of Kamloops.  

Heading down. 

As we come out to rejoin the other highway 97 the Thompson River will be on our right as we head towards Kamloops.

Pretty along the Thompson River. 

Almost on the outskirts of Kamloops now.

And then we go up, up, up and up some more.  The temperature is about 80F.

It seems to go up forever.

We turn right and stay on highway 97 to Cache Creek.

Lots of choices!

Off we go.

Kamloops Lake on our right as we travel along.

 

Don’t go to fast or….that’s what will happen.

Not a ripple on the lake….and no wind which is a good thing for us.

 

Eric would like to stop and look at all the mining machinery in Savona.  

He also thinks it would be easier to haul the rig with a truck like this. 

The Thompson River is now on our left as we head for Cache Creek.

Beautiful and sunny and hot.  We are parked in the Brookside RV park and will assess our travel plans tomorrow.

The creek is roaring and apparently it can flood the park.

So…a good day and tomorrow it will be windy, rainy and cool. 

My morning “Kelowna” walk.

While we’ve been parked in Ian and Linda’s driveway I have hauled my  butt out of bed every morning and gone for my daily walk.  Ian & Linda live in the Lower Mission Area.  When Ian moved there over 30 years ago he was really in the “boonies” but not anymore. 

      

Ian & Linda’s house. 

I head down the street to Welke and out to Gordon drive. 

On the right as I head North on Gordon Drive to Mission Creek it is very rural. 

But…on the left the old farm is gone and now ….condo’s. 

The 100 year old Thomson Farm is on the right or north side of Gordon Drive.

Lovely and green with a wetland between the farm and the new recreation centre and the H2O Aquatic centre.

Just north of the farm is the new recreation centre.

That’s the H2O centre just past the Recreation centre. Room for bicycles, joggers, walkers, skateboarders and you name it.

Now I’m at Mission Creek and off the busy Gordon Drive heading toward Swamp Road where I will cross the creek and head back along the other side of the creek. 

Beautiful.

Heading down to the trail.

To the left as I walk….horses and riding arena’s. 

It’s spring and the creek is rising and ….muddy.

I meet bicycles.

Joggers.

I am now up to Swamp Road where I cross to the other side of the creek and head back. 

This is Indian Land. 

Heading back down the trail to Gordon Drive and home.

There is an older lady who lives close by who always decorates this small tree on the trail.  Now it is for “Mother’s Day!”

Joggers with dogs.

It was at this point I noticed a “small lady walking toward me”  and guess who….Linda.   She told me another way to walk and it  included turning around and going back to Swamp Road. South to Kamloops Road which runs right beside the Michael Brook Gold Course.

Michael Brook Golf Course where Linda plays weekly.

Chickens on the right of the golf course.  Linda did say that the Eagles come down and have them for “lunch” ….poor chickens….the rooster looked like he was staying close the chicken coop. Coward!

Michael Brook.

Michael Brook Club House.

A community Garden in the same area.

Linda and I continued along the walking trail and back out to Gordon Drive and home. 

I’d left at 6:45 and it was now almost 8:30….a longer walk than usual. 

We are leaving this morning so it was now time for coffee, breakfast, a shower and packing up.

We were on the road by 10 am and off to the Brookside RV Park in Cache Creek.  When we get there we will decide about tomorrow’s travel as it looks like the storm that is moving through B.C. may have some snow with it.  No Bueno!