Kelowna, British Columbia

Thursday, August 13, today was a travel day, we left early with someone else, they had dropped us off at the Ford dealer in Revelstokes. Our truck was having a problem with the thermostat, we had taken the truck into the shop yesterday, they had to order the part and it wouldn't be in until today. We sat and waited for a few hours until it was done about noon. We then went back to the campground, hooked up, dumped and pulled out. We got to our campsite about 15 minutes before we had to leave for the Gray Monk Winery for a guided tour and wine tasting.


Gift shop on left down to right is tour


View from patio


Wine cellar


Snacks of cheese


Vineyard and buildings through the fence

We are camped in three different campgrounds, 10 units parked in our campground, 7 in another, and the other 5 in another, neither campground had enough room for us all. After returning back to camp, we all sat around and talked, before retiring for the night.

Wednesday, August 14, we are all divided into three groups by campground, our group left at 8 am for a guided tour of Tolko Wood Products, the other two campgrounds will be going tomorrow for the tour, and had a free day today. The tour was really interesting, one part took the logs, sawed them into length and then measured and cut into different sizes, mostly all computerized.


Logs going onto the conveyor belt


Logs being sawed into planks


Stacking the planks

The other part they made plywood, they showed us how they glued the plywood together and the material they used, before pressing it all together.


Driers to dry the plywood


Sorting the plywood pieces


Gluing the plywood together


Pressing the plywood after being glued


Warehouse stacks of plywood

After our tour, we had driven to Davison Orchards for a boxed lunch, which we gave our order a few stops ago.


Davison Orchard

The Orchard had different shops where you could buy fruit, vegetables, and gift items. They also had a dining area, tractor rides, animals in the back for the kids to pet. We didn't hang around too long, Ken was having problem with a tooth, so we found a dentist, he had an appointment at 2 pm, they gave human antibiotic and told to come back tomorrow for a root canal. We found a drug store, did laundry, and returned back to our site. The rest of the people in our campground, were having an open grill, we just ate yogurt and then joined them for conversation until just before dark. This area is hilly with lakes all around and wineries and orchards everywhere.

Thursday, August 15, Ken had his appointment this morning at 10:15, got his root canal and left the office shorty after noon. We walked over to A&W Root Beer for lunch, got a few groceries, filled our water jugs and stopped at a fruit stand before going back to camp. Tonight we had a catered dinner at our campground for all and then music by "Crazy Hearts Bluegrass Band."


Crazy Heats Bluegrass Band

Followed by a drivers meeting just before dark.

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