Montag, 5. April 2010

get the knowledge or double-double triple double


 2. Day
Kamloops – Vernon – Kelowna

Today we wanted to wake up at 8 o’clock….
At this time Claudio was already awake and ready for breakfast, but Susi and me didn’t want to get because it was very cold and we had to go to the washroom urgently. But our problem was, our washroom was still unused and we didn’t know the code for the washrooms of the RV Park.
So we were waiting in our bed until Claudio went to the office to pay our stay and ask for the code of the washrooms.
After a delicious breakfast we tried to solve our problems, which we had with the motor home. But we couldn’t find all the answer in our handbook, that’s why we decided to ask the lovely lady from the office for help. As Mario and Susi were waiting outside of the motor home our “neighbour” came for asking if he could help us with something because they were walking around the motor home and he thought that we would have problems.
This led us to get the motto “Get the knowledge” for today.
Problems were solved so we continued our journey and visited the city centre of Kamloops. Susi is addicted to coffee so she needs her daily amount of coffee otherwise she gets angry and moody :P So our first mission was to find a Starbucks but this mission stay uncompleted as we couldn’t find anything but a Tim Horton’s.
After visiting Kamloops and its Thompson River we took our motor home and headed to Vernon.
In Vernon we parked on a big parking and suddenly Susi saw a Starbucks, which for sure was mandatory for a visit. So we asked the barista for tips where to go. We walked around and finally found “downtown Vernon”. :P
This town is full of wall paintings that are really nice! All of them were about war and this little town.
After a coffee and short walk through Vernon we drove to Kelowna, which is another Indian name and means “Grizzlybär”.
We were looking for one special camping place but unfortunately couldn’t find because we thought that this camping is in Kelowna itself. So when we drove through Kelowna but were lost as the street of the camping ground was not on our map. After crossing the bridge, which leads out of Kelowna, we stopped and took some pictures. :p
But our goal was to find a camping before dusk so that we can install everything properly, so we had to hurry up because it was already 6 o’clock, that’s why we used our iphone to find the camping. So we found out that we drove 23 kilometres to far and the camping is 5km north from Kelowna International Airport. On the way back we needed to go to Wal-Mart to buy another blanket.
Finally we arrived at the camping and were surprised that it was a huge 5 star camping ground with hot tub (but without water), indoor swimming pool, outdoor pool and much more. As we are more or less in the wild Wild West I saw a cute little bunny lolloping around. =)
This evening we cooked in the motor home for the first time, and as it was Good Friday we didn’t cook meat, but eat delicious pasta with tomato sauce and salad.
Later on, after a walk to the shore from the lake that is at de camping site, we tried to watch “ faschte Familie” but the neighbours Internet connection wasn’t really good, so that we gave up and read instead.
Gooood night…!

Allie, this is your first Swiss-German lesson :D
Hello! How are you?
Hoi! Wie gahts dr?

3. Day
Kelowna – Big White – Kelowna – Okanagan Falls - Kalenden

The 3. Day of our trip was dedicated for snowboarding.
It took us one hour to get to Big White from Kelowna, this was the reason to get up early. We ate breakfast a 7:30 and then just left the site in direction Big White.
Soon we were hitting the slopes and enjoying the snow and the more or less beautiful weather. I rode the green slopes and my “homies” took the snowboard cross run. They made a contest, who’s the fastest and Susi won.
“go Susi go”. Claudio was a little down because he lost, but I think he’ll get well soon.
A few minutes later we were to be found in ‘Snow Ghost’ where we ate really good chicken stripes. :P
Our last run was crazy… We had to take the black slope and I was totally lost there, because I am still a beginner in snowboarding.
So we went back to Kelowna to visit downtown and the beach. :P
It was really nice, the sun, the lake and the beach made you feel soooo good.
After a short football game and some funny pictures we continued our trip direction south.
The countryside on this way was sooooooo picturesque. We drove along the Okanagan Lake and it was amazing. Just stunning!
Like yesterday, we were looking for one special camping ground in Okanagan Falls, buuuut unfortunately this camping was still closed. But it was sooooo amazing there that we took some pictures.
So we drove back to Kalenden where we found a small camping ground with a breathtaking view.
Susi and Mario went for taking a shower and Claudio and me stayed in the motor home as Susi suddenly came back and told us that she forgot her shower gel and shampoos in Kelowna. J haha
Later we enjoyed our dinner, which was curry rise and salad. :D
As the snowboards have to get ready for the next mountains, Susi and Mario gave their babies a spa program and waxed it.
Oh by the way I almost forgot to tell our motto of the day.
“Double-double triple double” or “Drawer is open, please write down, drawer closed again”
Schulz…



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