Thursday June 28, 2012
Today was our second day at Kekuli Bay by Vernon. It was yet
another gorgeous day and one that almost ended without rain. I say almost
because as I sit down to write this at 9:54 pm a few light drops of rain have
just begun to fall. Ben and I have become really good at predicting weather and
preparing for it, so as the rain begins to fall this time, we have no reason to
panic as all of our things are packed up or put carefully somewhere where they
can remain dry. Our little boys are
finally both asleep, Ben is reading in the tent while keeping an eye on them
and I am sitting to write this in the car as to not disturb them.
The day started out beautifully. We all woke up around the
same time, just after 7:30 am when the sun was strong enough to heat the inside
of our tent to an uncomfortable degree and force up to wonder out of it. Zaid
and I were the first to venture out to eat breakfast. I then hung back with the
boys while Ben prepared coffee for the two of us which we then enjoyed in the
shade of a tree on our campsite while Owen lay down in his basinet and Zaid
played nearby with his dump truck.
Soon Zaid became restless so we decided to go for a walk down
to the lake. We walked alongside a train track that runs alongside the lake
until we found a clearing that lead to a small beach so we walked down it until
we were at the water. It was breathtaking! The water was so shallow and crystal
clear and you could see the lake and the mountains and the sky all in one view.
It was so quiet and serene and perhaps the most beautiful water colour I have
ever seen. Ben noticed a raft very close
to where we were standing so he took his sandals off, got into the water,
walked over to where the raft was and brought it back to us. The next half an
hour or so was spent with all of us sitting on the raft floating in the
beautiful water (very close to the shore though to keep me from freaking
out!!) Zaid absolutely loved it, but
when he decided that he wanted to push the raft all by himself we decided it
was time to put it back, so Ben did and then we spend some more time by the
water so that Ben and Zaid can play their favorite game of throwing rocks into
the lake. After that we walked back to
the playground and Zaid played some more before heading back to our tent for
naptime.
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| Ben on the raft in Kalamalka Lake |
In the afternoon we had planned to visit a winery in the
region but after giving it some more thought we decided to do a more
child-friendly activity so instead we visited the Davison Orchard in
Vernon. This was another little
interesting place, much like the model train museum that we stumbled upon by
chance and would have never had the opportunity to visit had we not been on
this trip. It was a great place for children complete with farm animals and
kids play area. For the adults there was a great big gift shop with all kinds
of homemade crafts and food and a nice little café to relax at, eat homemade
pie and drink pure 100% apple juice. There was also a cherry tasting and you
could buy fresh produce that have been grown on the farm.
As we pulled in to the parking lot of the orchard I laughed
and Ben wondered what was so funny. What
was so funny was that we were driving into this family farm, dressed in camping
clothes, with two young children in the
back seat, and a very loud hip hop song by Wyclef coming out of our car stereo!
I said to Ben, our music doesn’t seem to match our life and we both thought it
was hilarious especially the fact that we actually do like that music!!
At the orchard, Zaid (and Ben) played in the kids zone for
an hour, riding from one tractor to the another. I (and Owen) browsed the gift
shop and kept in the shade. On the way out we bought a bag of fresh snap peas and
some apple juice to enjoy for our afternoon snack.
We ended the day with some home cooking for dinner, a walk
around the campground and some down time under the tree on our site. We then
began the process of putting Zaid to sleep which tends to be very unpredictable
and today took more than an hour. Now finally, both Zaid and Owen are asleep
and a most lovely day comes to an end. The little rain drops are actually
welcomed today as it has been rather hot.
Tomorrow we head to Nakusp, another place I have never been
to before. But I heard very good things about the little village and I am
looking forward to it.
Haifa
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