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The view from 5,477 ft, the Washington Pass Overlook. That’s our road below. Day four, Osoyoos to Vernon: this day’s driving, 135 miles in total, was through the Okanagan Valley, an area known for hot dry summers. Fruit-growing (especially grapes for wine) and tourism are its major industries. In recent years it has become popular as a retirement place. Certainly it has become much busier, and thus we met traffic for the first time on our tour. Fortunately it was not too much of a problem. Our first stop was in Summerland, for a ride behind a steam locomotive on a short stretch of the Kettle Valley Railway (yes, railway in Canada, railroad in the US) that is lovingly preserved by a mostly volunteer organization. Following the train ride we were treated Part of our group touring the Desert Centre in Osoyoos. Note the hats! John Harris’ 1922 Silver Ghost (68ZG) sits in front of the first law office in Old Molson, circa 1900. In the 2000 census Molson’s population was listed at 23. The entrance to the Knox Mountain Hill Climb road. The current record for covering the 2.2-mile course is 1 minute 37.065 seconds. to a lunch of hamburgers and hotdogs, salads and desserts back at the station. Suddenly our organizer of the Canadian portion of the tour, David Stocks, announced that the road to our next stop, Kelowna, would be closed for some considerable duration in about 20 minutes. We scrambled to our cars, and everyone but David got through before the closure. In Kelowna we were directed to the Knox Mountain hill climb. Right in the built-up area of the city is a steep hill, with a paved 2.2 mile winding road to the summit, a climb of about 800 ft. This is the site of the longest-running annual paved hill-climb race in North America. We did not race, but we did drive to the top to enjoy the panoramic views over Kelowna. Next stop was Arrowleaf Cellars Winery for a tour, tasting, and opportunity to buy. They make some very good wines in this small family operation but only sell at the winery, mostly to local restaurants. Our hotel for the night, the Vernon Lodge, is one of the most imaginative I know. I’ve stayed there many times. It’s a three-story square ©The ©The Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Owners Owners Club, Club, Inc. Inc. Pop Day was the speaker at our dinner in Vernon. 9154 THE FLYING LADY January / February 2009 [ search engine powered by magazooms.com - empowered by alQemy.com ]
Davison Orchards in Vernon, can be found in the northern area of the Okanagan Valley. building with a large courtyard in the center with a roof over it three stories up. Through the courtyard runs a stream. There are also a restaurant and bar and a swimming pool. The whole courtyard is landscaped with trees and shrubs. All very attractive. We enjoyed a social hour followed by a dinner and a speaker, a motoring enthusiast originally from England, Pop Day, who told us stories of early motoring in England. When David Stocks first met her, she was introduced as being the daughter of the model for the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot. She said her family greeted Rolls-Royce cars with “hello mother” and she was keen to talk about this. However, doubts were expressed, so Pop did a bit of checking on dates with members of her family. Pop realized this was not possible, but said maybe her mother had something to do with modeling for the kneeling mascot. On Day five we drove from Vernon to Kamloops, about 160 miles. Our first stop was just a couple of miles from our hotel. We had visited here in 2005 and definitely enjoyed a second visit. The stop was at Planet Bee, a bee-keeping/honey and bees-wax business and, right next door, Davison Orchards, an agri-tourism fruit and veggie farm with a farm produce store and café. At Planet Bee we learned about bee-keeping and their theory that honey cures almost anything (does honey cure fuel pumps or smoking exhausts?). A working beehive was taken apart layer by layer while those observing sat on bleachers behind protective netting. The bees did not seem overly concerned about the process. One of the steam tractors in action At Davison Orchards we settled into seats in a train of large apple boxes on wheels. A tractor pulled the train through the orchards where “Farmer Bob” stopped a couple of times to tell us the history of the area, the irrigation systems that make farming possible, the latest ideas about growing apples, and the many varieties of apples. After the ride they treated us to apple pie a la mode made from a special apple they grow for pies—delicious. Twenty miles up the road brought us to Armstrong. Armstrong cheeses are no longer made here, but the Village Cheese Company is in business. We had lunch and listened to an explanation of cheese making. We tasted some of the specialty cheeses they make—merlot wine cheese, maple syrup cheese, horseradish cheese and many more. An unexpected extra treat was a ©The ©The Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Owners Owners Club, Club, Inc. Inc. The train of apple boxes behind a vintage tractor at Davison Orchards. January / February 2009 THE FLYING LADY 9155 [ search engine powered by magazooms.com - empowered by alQemy.com ]
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