Day 6 of our road trip

Another day, another beautiful lake - better make that several more beautiful lakes. This area in Canada, The Okanagans, is renowned for it's wineries, orchards and lakes. The changing of the foliage colour only added to the beauty of the drive. We have been incredibly fortunate with the weather and today was sunny and warm.
The roads are in good condition and the sweeping corners make them a pleasure to drive. John keeps saying how good it would be to ride a bike following the route we've driven the last few days.









In previous posts we commented on the size of the motorhomes and 5th wheelers. This is what we are talking about. Check the size compared to the VW parked in front of it!

We revisited an area that Canada Chris and I had seen a number of years ago and were pleased to see both similarities to our memory and some changes. These rows of espaliered apple trees are common in the Similkameen River Valley, and the road-side stalls have many varieties that we've never heard of. We spent a leisurely afternoon catching up with a teacher friend from the local school.

Halloween is coming up so all the local produce stalls and markets have their pumpkin and gourd varieties on display for sale. Have you ever seen so many different varieties as are pictured here?

The West Coast of Canada doesn't have all the colours of 'fall' because of the tree varieties. These are the Aspen which are common on this side of the country and are changing now. The shades of yellow and light green are amazing, particularly when mixed with some deep reds and greens.

While we were having a walk around Princeton, we noticed all the cars just stop. Why? Because a group of deer was walking across the road. They then proceeded to raid a rubbish bin and eat the sunflowers from a garden nearby.

We are heading back to Abbotsford tomorrow for a rest and repack day before flying to the East Coast. There probably won't be a blog post for a few days.

Seen today: Christmas tree farms; glass bricks (haven't seen them for some time); 1.75L bottle of Captain Morgan rum for $52.99 in a local bottle shop.