June 22, Waking up early is never easy. Waking up early after drinking wine heavily the day before is not much easier! A late stroll after the wine tour yesterday, we found a restaurant on the Okanagan Lake call the Hooded Merganser. A menu posted outside had us convinced that this would be our morning …
Category
Showing: 1 - 10 of 24 RESULTS
Travel
It’s not home. Always somewhere but here. Traveling at it’s best.
Naramata Wine Tour, Penticton
June 21, Our alarms sounded nice and early. Started the day by walking to the Bellevue Cafe from the HI-Penticton Hostel. They had an excellent breakfast selection and some of the best coffee we’ve had in a long time. We knew we chose well, as locals came and left with their morning cup of joe. …
2016 Road Trip on a Whim – Penticton, BC
4 Hours later, and here we are arriving just in time for our last minute 3:30pm appointment at Subaru to get the 1000 kilometer service. Not bad, $100 and we are comfortable knowing the vehicle looks to be in great condition still…lol. As we were driving to the dealership, we pass the Information center and …
2016 Road Trip on a Whim – Ainsworth, BC
Let’s just say our day isn’t going well. We woke up early on Saturday June 18th, rented an EVO rideshare, and made our way to the YVR airport with the expectations of going to Puerto Vallarta. Only to be let down when we found out that one of our passports had expired. After numerous phone …
Leavenworth, WA – das Ende
Sunday came as quickly as Friday started! Alarm sounded at 10 minutes to 08:00am, giving us very little time to get ready and out the door. We ran down the stairs, gave our apologies to our host, and jumped on the motorcycle. Riding in light rain, we made it to the Enzian Inn just minutes …
Leavenworth, WA – Samstag!
After a good night’s rest and a rush to get the day started, we found ourselves at the B&B breakfast enjoying a feast fit for a king! John, the owner/operator started us with coffee and torched grapefruit. The caramelized topping was like a crème brule but better! It was large enough to be a meal …
Leavenworth, WA – Friyay!
Every year Leavenworth, Washington celebrates Maifest. A German tradition dating back to the 10th century, when villagers would gather to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting flowers, playing music and games, and raising a “maipole” in the local square. The pole would be decorated with sausages, cakes, flowers, and ribbons, and villagers believed that …
Pender Island Epilogue
The final chapter of Jenina’s birthday getaway has approached. It’s Sunday, March 13th, 2016 at 10:15am and we’ve got to check out by 11am. Pack, pack, pack, and even Nikyla doesn’t want to leave. We’ve had an excellent time at the Woods on Pender. Our ferry reservation is not until 7pm, so we’ve decided to …
Exploring Pender Island
After waking up around 10am with a dry mouth because we failed to buy water in town the night before, we headed down to the main lodge for breakfast. The meals were well prepared and tasted amazing! When we finished eating, one of the staff members recognized us from the Instagram post the night before …
Woods on Pender
This year, Jenina wanted to do something different for her birthday. Good bye 20’s and Hello 30’s! So here we are on Pender Island, tucked away within the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. Woods on Pender, a country feeling cabin and lodge retreat nestled in a forest of lush greens. Hot tub, kitchenette, …