(Glenn) This morning we got up and off early from Cranbrook, British Columbia. We put on four layers of clothing which included a heated vest and rode through sporadic rain and temperatures in the 40's for about five hours. I have to say this was the most miserable portion of our trip so far. My GPS navigation system on the motorcycle is not pinpointing our location very well and we wound up lost a few times in the rain. I guess we are far enough north that the satellites are not triangulating our location very well. There is so much wildlife in this area. We saw many deer and turkeys on the side of the road and had to stop the motorcycle four times on the backroads to avoid hitting animals crossing the road ( a group of 31 geese walking slowly across the road, a deer and its small fawn, a very large slow moving moose, and later four small spotted fawns that I thought were dogs until I got closer). At one stop to put on more clothes, a groundhog ran up to us and stood on his hind legs at my feet- I assume he wanted me to feed him. When we crossed our final mountain range and entered the Okanagan Valley, the view was incredible. There was a fairly large (for Canada) city around a large lake. As we got closer to the city the temperatures were in the upper 70's and everyone was wearing shorts and swimsuits. This area is covered with so many vineyards. We are staying at the Countryside Bed and Breakfast which has its own vineyard. The photo today is of Cathy in the gazebo by the vineyard reading her book. We like this town so well we are considering returning here for a few days after we leave Seattle. We are not making a reservation but we will see what happens in a week or so. We have to leave in the morning for Victoria, British Columbia but will always want to return again to Osoyoos.
(Cathy) 44 degrees and rain.. I told Glenn my next USA land trip might me in my new convertible.lol
But always a bright spot at the end of the rainbow.Glenn has done such a good job of planning when needed and or not planning too much which is unusual for him. Loved all the wid life. Also passed by a sheep and llama farm. And while sitting in the gazebo a deer walked behind me while I was reading. Amazing and so funny. The "dogs" in the road that turned out to be fawns were so funny. One of them stopped in the road and looked at us like we were the crazy ones. Our journey is just starting. Who knows what will be next.. Don't look for us until you see the whites of our eyes!!