This Saturday I went into Westbank to visit a few of the
other MPT1’s that are having a placement in the Okanagan. Brooke and Jem are
staying at a swank ‘summer home’ that is right on the water. Peter came in from
Kamloops and Jen W. and Leo drove from Vernon. We hiked at Bear Creel Provincial
Park. The water running through the creek was just raging as there was a huge
dump of rain here on Thursday. (Some of the houses around Mill Creek in Kelowna
were flooded out). It was a beautiful Okanagan day and I was kept thinking, wow
its only April! I did wear sunscreen and managed not to get burned. Jem, who is
also part Metis and was wearing a tank top definitely burned up his shoulders!
There were some great views from up top the creek of Kelowna and the valley.
After the hike half of us picked up food and the other some
beverages and then met up back at the house where we lounged on the deck with a
snack for a bit before walking up to Quail’s gate. At Quail’s gate we had a
little wine tasting and I got Nicky a birthday present on Cameron’s behalf.
After the wine tasting there was some talk about going for a dip in the
lake. There was much ho-humming until I
said I was going for sure. Then the boys couldn’t be showed up by a girl so
they all grabbed their trunks. It was a very, very quick ‘swim’ as I estimate
the water was about 5’C. There are picture
for proof, but I don’t have them…
After the swim we made our feast of roast veggies, steak,
chicken sausages and salad. Soooooo goooooood. It was really nice to have a
summer BBQ in April. And then after the BBQ the boys made a fire and we made SMORES!!!
It seriously felt like July, sitting out at the lake’s edge roasting marshmallows
and listening to music on their outdoor sound system… Ah, I could get used to
this ;)
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