Oliver, British Columbia.

We are now in Oliver at The Apple Beach Campground, the weather perfect as I write 3:30pm Tuesday the outside shade temperature is 29c.

 

Set up under huge willow trees

 

Looking across Tuo-el-Nuit Lake from the campground.

 

Poor photo I'm afraid, but it gives you an idea of the setting of the campground.

 

Couple of birdy pictures for Francois in the Alsace and Bernard in Palm Springs

 

Don't know the make and model.

This morning was spent grocer shopping and a quick look a round Oliver, not as pretty as Summerland, the 97 is the Main St. through town so quite busy, we will explore properly tomorrow.

What a difference a day makes.

I think the heading should have been what a difference the sun makes. We woke up to blue skies and sunshine this morning and after a late breakfast or early brunch, a good old English fryup it is Sunday after all, we set off to explore the valleys around Summerland.

 

Heading west from Summerland.

 

Looking back towards Giants Head Mountain, the cliff just below the summit is the giants profile, you've got to look closely.

 

We spent a couple of hours exploring the valleys and the headed for The Ornamental Gardens which are at the south end of Summerland.

 

This is Giants Head again but looking at it from the south.

 

The grounds are lovely on a hot and sunny day, what a change from the last two days.

 

The Kettle Valley Railway Bridge over Trout Creek, over 200ft. high and 600ft. long.

 

This engine will be 101 years old next month, still going strong.

 

Intrepid explorer, reading the little sign telling you what tree I am, Magnolia soulangeana. 

 

We finished the day by visiting the bird sanctuary, It was a private garden left to the community.

Nice stream,  no birds.

 

Huge tree, we think a type of willow, never seen one as big as this.

 

As I write this there are only four campers on sight, the campground closes this week. Tomorrow Ruth has a hair appointment and the beast is having a service, after that we move on to Oliver, just north of the US border. 

Stormy Weather in The Okanagan Valley.

For the last two days we have had some very stormy weather, heavy rain, thunder and lightening, leaden skies evan times of hot sunshine.Most of the local people we have spoken too are happy, they have not had any rain for weeks.  Driving around the area today and yesterday we managed to take a few photos between showers.

 

This pic. taken at Peachland looking across the lake to the eastern side.

 

The power of Mother Nature.

 

Driving through Prairie Valley to Kettle Valley Railway.

 

We arrived just in time, they were putting this wonderful old engine into its shed for the night.  If the weather improves will go back there tomorrow and take some more pics.

 

Storm clouds, they brought more rain.

 

Downtown Summerland, with its English style Tudor buildings, just managed to take this pic. and the next one before the heavens opened.

 

The clock does sound like an English village clock.