We took a trip out to the Okanagan for a few days. I had heard a lot about how nice it was, but it met and exceeded my expectations when I actually saw it. the drive through the mountains was amazing.
Natalie was born in Vernon and her grandfather lived right on the Okanagan lake, so it was nice to be able to see where she spent most of her summers.
We went on a tour of a couple of the wineries in the area. Our favorite was the Gray Monk winery (pictured above). It was interesting to see the process of how wine is made and even more interesting to do tastings of the finished product. Below is a picture of a courtyard at the Cedar Creek winery we visited. We had lunch there on a patio overlooking Okanagan lake - it was spectacular.
On our way back to Calgary we stopped at the "Last Spike" historical site. It was cool to see the spot of this significant part of Canada's history. Unfortunatley, the way that Pierre Burton and the interpretive center portray this event do not provide the full picture. There was a lot of scandal and hardship that went on while completing this task. Darn you history courses I took in University! Why you gotta ruin my pristine image of the formation of my Country?!
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