Kelowna on the Okanagan Lake

The drive to Kelowna could have been beautiful except for the hazy, smokey air.  The Karma RV Park is part of a company that makes fruit juices, carbonated fruit drinks and vodka infused ciders from all kinds of locally grown fruits.  I’ve tasted pear, peach and cherry with cherry being my favorite so far.

 John has been having some serious pain down his leg and I suspect it’s a pinched nerve.  It finally got bad enough that he was able to call and get an appointment with a chiropractor on Friday. She tried some minor adjustments, gave him a brace and some exercises.  Until he can get an MRI, that’s about all she can do and in Canada it will be a year before he could get the test.  That’s not a typo - a one year waiting time!  Hope the brace helps!

This whole area is renowned for its fruits, vegetables and grapes.  We had expected flat country but it’s very hilly and mountainous.  The Kelowna Farmer’s Market is every Saturday and Wednesday and is huge.  Cherries are in full season and boy are they sweet!  It’s like eating candy!

I have to tell a funny from Saturday night. We ate at a nice restaurant then walked along the lake shore, watching people enjoying the evening .  Shortly after we sat on the bench a man about our age stops to talk to us - not with us but to us. And we’re not sure what all he is saying,  partly because we couldn’t understand him and partly because he made no sense.  As he walked off after 10 minutes of chatting I burst out giggling!  Oh my, what a character!  Then another man with his small dog sits down with us!  He throws a ball for his dog who immediately runs in the opposite direction. He did have a conversation with us, nice guy.  When he leaves, we get up, I’m still giggling, and John indicates we should leave before any more crazy people sit by us!  Good evening!