Start 42,031 8:15 am
End 42,496 6:30 pm
Total 465 kms / 290 miles
Our final day on the road was good travelling. We came in contact with a few rain showers but for most of the day it was fine. The temps were hovering around 15c. The traffice was relatively light.
We took our first break at MacD's in Deer Park, Washington and later had a really delicious lunch at Omega II in Grand Forks, BC.
It was great to see the Canadian flag again at the border crossing. It was hard to believe that we had actually made it to home turf.
The route onward to Kelowna on Hwy 33 was a very winding road but there were no deep canyons visable from the road. So except for some nervousness on hair pin curves I felt great. A very different mountain drive than I have experienced in the past. HP said that he was fine with it too. It is a route he has travelled many times before so he felt comfortable driving.
Just past Big White we stopped to visit HP's friends S&B. They were packing up for a camping trip to the Kettle Valley. They delayed their trip to spend some time with us. S made us an excellent supper of salad,vege, and BBQ. I was very impressed with her efficientcy with the preparations and the food was so good. It was really nice to be greeted with such friendship and hospitality.
We then travelled on into Kelowna where we stopped at Canadian Tire and bought some air mattresses and a pump. Soon after we were arriving a HP's new front door. Again it seemed unreal that we had finally made our destination. Very tired but in good shape and happy.
End 42,496 6:30 pm
Total 465 kms / 290 miles
Our final day on the road was good travelling. We came in contact with a few rain showers but for most of the day it was fine. The temps were hovering around 15c. The traffice was relatively light.We took our first break at MacD's in Deer Park, Washington and later had a really delicious lunch at Omega II in Grand Forks, BC.
It was great to see the Canadian flag again at the border crossing. It was hard to believe that we had actually made it to home turf.
The route onward to Kelowna on Hwy 33 was a very winding road but there were no deep canyons visable from the road. So except for some nervousness on hair pin curves I felt great. A very different mountain drive than I have experienced in the past. HP said that he was fine with it too. It is a route he has travelled many times before so he felt comfortable driving.
Just past Big White we stopped to visit HP's friends S&B. They were packing up for a camping trip to the Kettle Valley. They delayed their trip to spend some time with us. S made us an excellent supper of salad,vege, and BBQ. I was very impressed with her efficientcy with the preparations and the food was so good. It was really nice to be greeted with such friendship and hospitality.
We then travelled on into Kelowna where we stopped at Canadian Tire and bought some air mattresses and a pump. Soon after we were arriving a HP's new front door. Again it seemed unreal that we had finally made our destination. Very tired but in good shape and happy.
The final stats for our trip are:
Start 35,954 kms Kingston, Nova Scotia
End 42,496 kms Kelowna, British Columbia
Total 6,542 kms / 4,089 miles
Our thanks to everyone for your support, comments and well wishes along the way :-)
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