And Take It To the Limit...

Quite honestly, I'm not going to spend a lot of time on the Okanagan Valley. I had heard so much about it, people told me it was beautiful, that they "fell in love with it so much they had to move there", and I don't know if I missed something but I certainly didn't see that.

Perhaps the forest fires two years ago took out a lot of the trees and in turn, the landscape changed, but I was sorely disappointed with this part of the province. We did manage to take in some wine tastings, which were great and really inexpensive, however that was the extent of my excitement in the Valley.



The drive however, through Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Hope was incredible and well worth the trip on its own. Here, you're right in the mountains and the road is winding through these little towns with beautiful farms situated on the backdrop of the hovering mountains. It's truly beautiful...

I will say, I did this drive once before about 5 years ago, however I went north from Vancouver through Whistler, Squamish and then east towards Jasper. I found this drive to be more awe-inspiring and would recommend if you're planning this type of trip to go that route.

Going north a little from Kelowna, we decided to stay in a B&B near Kamloops in order to shorten the distance of our drive to Jasper the next day. We stayed at a beautiful house on Lac le Jeune which was a fantastic getaway. Unfortunately the weather was a little cool to enjoy the hot tub on the deck, but it's okay because you can cozy up in their magnificent log home situated right on the lake, in the middle of rugged British Columbia forests. It was a wonderful welcome to a long day of driving and in the morning we wake up to a marvellously healthy breakfast of whole wheat pancakes and turkey bacon. Just another thing to love: the health conscious of the west coast!