The Moose Bus to Kelowna

Not such a good night – it was way too hot in my room even with the window wide open! I was sharing a 4 bed with one other who returned briefly around 10pm then left without returning all night despite there being a huge rucksack and walking boots on the bed! Was it something I did???

Breakfast at 7 was excellent- mixed fresh fruit, toast and coffee… more than I got at my posh hotel! I familiarized myself with one or two of the kids going on the trip with me and we finally set off up Highway 1 at 8.10.

There was a serious amount of agriculture between Vancouver and the foot of the mountains. Our first loo stop was aptly named Bridal Veil Falls. (Haha I meant because it looked like a bridal veil, not like a loo!)  We walked up the side of the mountain to see these falls which I have to say left me quite breathless. I am so out of condition!

The next stop was for lunch at Hope. There was a small craft market in the park but it was so windy that people were holding onto their gazebos to stop them blowing away. I found a very good art gallery with an amazing exhibition of textiles.  On to our next stop which was for bit of fun. We were asked to make the shape of each letter of the word MOOSE in pairs against a beautiful mountain landscape. It will be on FB.  Silly nonsense to help us befriend each other …all good fun!

Finally arrived in Kelowna… some time to unwind before dinner so we walked along the beach by the lake… a beautiful evening.

But a big surprise awaited us after a very nice dinner of salmon salad with barbecued chicken legs, off back to the lake and a 2 hour cruise around the lake… beautiful! But this was no ordinary boat ride… remember we are with MOOSE backpackers… Our big thrill to round off the day was a jet boat ride… and with twists and turns – woweeeeeee another first for me.

There’s going to be little opportunity to upload pics now as we are on the go all the time… just now we are playing silly fun games over pizza and beers 🙂

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