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ravnsdaughterSo, I had a vacation! First time in aaaaages. It was wonderful.
On Thursday we got up early and picked Ian's mom up, and then headed up to Penticton. We stopped in Abbotsford for breakfast and gas (because Abby is just beyond the border where gas goes from OMGExpensive to SlightlyLessExpensive), and then headed up Highway 3 to Penticton. We made a brief stop in Keremeos for produce to eat while we were up there, but made it into Penticton by late afternoon. We stopped at the visitor's centre to pick up maps and a winery guide, and then made a quick stop at Tinwhistle Brewery where we picked up some interesting tasting beers.
After a quick stop for some groceries and other supplies, we headed up the mountain to the cabin, where we just got settled in and got to bed relatively early. On Friday, we were upearly, Ian's mom made french toast for breakfast, Ian and I collaborated and started a pot ofchili in the crockpot, and then we headed out towards Oliver for a tour of some wineries. We stopped at Tinhorn Creek, which we felt was a little overblown and fancypants for us, though they did have a self-guided tour of parts of the winery, and a mini vineyard just outside the shop/tasting room that you could walk through and taste the actual grapes, which was really quite neat. I took pictures with Ian's iPhone, because the battery in my Nikon was dead (despite my having charged it recently), and I'll post some once I get them off his phone.
We also visited Road 13, Gehringer, and we stopped by one other that I can't remember the name of, but there was a lineup for the tasting room and the place smelled like bleach and that turned Ian and his mom right off of the idea of tasting. It was also far too fancy and yuppie-ish for our liking, so we left. On our search for a gas station, we stopped at a Cidery and Ian picked up some cider, but when I tasted it later, it was far too dry for my tastes. We also stopped at a place called Tickleberry's in Okanagan Falls, which was a gift shop/candy/ice cream store. Ian and I shared an ice cream cone and I bought the most AMAZING pumpkin pie fudgethere. It's totally made me want to duplicate the fudge at home! Friday evening was spentrelaxing in the cabin, having nommy homemade chili for dinner and cross-stitching in front of the fire.
Saturday it was raining, and we got going later in the day than on Friday. We took a drive up to Naramata and visited Elephant Island Winery, which makes fruit wines. We splurged a bit there, and signed up for their Trunk, which will get us 6 bottles of wine in November for $150. We also visited Maple Leaf Spirits, which is a distillery that makes some absolutely awesome liqueurs. One of the only things I bought this weekend was a bottle of their Maple Liqueur. Saturday night we had dinner at the Barley Mill Pub, which was excellent.
And then Sunday morning, we packed up, cleaned the cabin back up, and then headed home! We madea few brief stops along the way, including stopping in Keremeos for produce to bring back withus. I now have 20 pounds of peaches to do something with, plus a bunch of fresh corn, a coupleof sugar pumpkins, and a few other small things.
Oh, and while we were picking up a few more groceries on Friday night, we ran into![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
yrsa and her wife Nan at Safeway! They pulled up behind my car in the parking lot, and of course recognized the An Tir and Tir Righ bumper stickers, but didn't recognize the car nor the dog inside of it. So Yrsa texted me "are you in Safeway??". My phone was muted so I didn't see the text until after, but she also found me in the store... I was standing there staring at the chip aisle and then I hear this "I thought I recognized that dog!" or something like that. Turned out Nan was outside the store fawning over Cody. So we each got our groceries that we were after, and then went out to the parking lot so Nan could play with Cody and we chatted for a bit.
Pics soon, as soon as I get them off of Ian's phone.
On Thursday we got up early and picked Ian's mom up, and then headed up to Penticton. We stopped in Abbotsford for breakfast and gas (because Abby is just beyond the border where gas goes from OMGExpensive to SlightlyLessExpensive), and then headed up Highway 3 to Penticton. We made a brief stop in Keremeos for produce to eat while we were up there, but made it into Penticton by late afternoon. We stopped at the visitor's centre to pick up maps and a winery guide, and then made a quick stop at Tinwhistle Brewery where we picked up some interesting tasting beers.
After a quick stop for some groceries and other supplies, we headed up the mountain to the cabin, where we just got settled in and got to bed relatively early. On Friday, we were upearly, Ian's mom made french toast for breakfast, Ian and I collaborated and started a pot ofchili in the crockpot, and then we headed out towards Oliver for a tour of some wineries. We stopped at Tinhorn Creek, which we felt was a little overblown and fancypants for us, though they did have a self-guided tour of parts of the winery, and a mini vineyard just outside the shop/tasting room that you could walk through and taste the actual grapes, which was really quite neat. I took pictures with Ian's iPhone, because the battery in my Nikon was dead (despite my having charged it recently), and I'll post some once I get them off his phone.
We also visited Road 13, Gehringer, and we stopped by one other that I can't remember the name of, but there was a lineup for the tasting room and the place smelled like bleach and that turned Ian and his mom right off of the idea of tasting. It was also far too fancy and yuppie-ish for our liking, so we left. On our search for a gas station, we stopped at a Cidery and Ian picked up some cider, but when I tasted it later, it was far too dry for my tastes. We also stopped at a place called Tickleberry's in Okanagan Falls, which was a gift shop/candy/ice cream store. Ian and I shared an ice cream cone and I bought the most AMAZING pumpkin pie fudgethere. It's totally made me want to duplicate the fudge at home! Friday evening was spentrelaxing in the cabin, having nommy homemade chili for dinner and cross-stitching in front of the fire.
Saturday it was raining, and we got going later in the day than on Friday. We took a drive up to Naramata and visited Elephant Island Winery, which makes fruit wines. We splurged a bit there, and signed up for their Trunk, which will get us 6 bottles of wine in November for $150. We also visited Maple Leaf Spirits, which is a distillery that makes some absolutely awesome liqueurs. One of the only things I bought this weekend was a bottle of their Maple Liqueur. Saturday night we had dinner at the Barley Mill Pub, which was excellent.
And then Sunday morning, we packed up, cleaned the cabin back up, and then headed home! We madea few brief stops along the way, including stopping in Keremeos for produce to bring back withus. I now have 20 pounds of peaches to do something with, plus a bunch of fresh corn, a coupleof sugar pumpkins, and a few other small things.
Oh, and while we were picking up a few more groceries on Friday night, we ran into
yrsa and her wife Nan at Safeway! They pulled up behind my car in the parking lot, and of course recognized the An Tir and Tir Righ bumper stickers, but didn't recognize the car nor the dog inside of it. So Yrsa texted me "are you in Safeway??". My phone was muted so I didn't see the text until after, but she also found me in the store... I was standing there staring at the chip aisle and then I hear this "I thought I recognized that dog!" or something like that. Turned out Nan was outside the store fawning over Cody. So we each got our groceries that we were after, and then went out to the parking lot so Nan could play with Cody and we chatted for a bit. Pics soon, as soon as I get them off of Ian's phone.
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Date: 2011-10-07 09:56 pm (UTC)