On The Prairie And Beyond

Time to go back east again… We took the 33 to the 3, the Crowsnest Highway, and went as far as Castlegar on the first day. We had a nice break in Greenwood, a picturesque little town. The second day we drove over the Kootenay Pass where we suddenly had … » full post and pics!

Yesterday we checked out West-Kelowna and specifically Glenrosa… this must be our favourite neighbourhood here! We visited Hans and Mathilda Looman and drove around for a bit.

Today we went on a bigger drive, John and Diana took us for a drive through the South Okanagan, to Penticton and Osoyoos, … » full post and pics!

Besides catching up with John and Diana, we’re enjoying Kelowna! We’ve been to the city centre and the harbour, we love the gorgeous location on Okanagan Lake. We’ve also been driving to Lake Country along the lake and to Mission where we took great pics in Cedar Creek Park with … » full post and pics!

We chatted with our Dutch hosts, explored Salmon Arm a bit and also visited the Larch Hills Winery. Oh man those wines were so yummy that we left with a box full of bottles!!! After two nights we finally went to the Okanagan. First we met with realtor Jake Russell … » full post and pics!

After our business at the Dutch embassy yesterday morning, we visited Dave near the Olympic Park on the western edge of Calgary. We then drove to the Rockies and took some time to stroll through Canmore. We crossed the Rockies and stayed the night in Golden. Today we continued our … » full post and pics!

We needed to get outta town!! This must’ve been the craziest, most emotional week ever. May 4th Rob dies, in the morning of May 5th our friends Anne and Tim welcome their son Jesse into this world. A few days later our Dutch friends Chantalle and Roald have their daughter … » full post and pics!