Arrived in Seattle – was great to see Bill and Mary Lou! Went to the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field — quite an impressive museum and Keith was like a kid in a candy store. World War II section, trainer for the space shuttle program, history of commercial aviation, history of the early women pilots during WWII, and so much more!

Ba-Ba Blacksheep

Top Gun— “I feel the need for speed”

The Growler

An angry Hornet

Drove to Oliver, British Columbia on Monday with Bill and Keith to spend several nights at Bill’s sister-in-law’s vacation home on Lake Vaseux. The ride up through the Columbia River Valley was incredible— apple and peach orchards for miles and miles and miles, against the backdrop of desert hills and rocks. Then when you get to the Canadian border the agriculture switches to primarily grape vineyards for the wine industry. Wow- a little bit of heaven! Oliver is the wine capital of Canada – with wineries up and down the valley.

Views from our temporary home on the lake – ahhhhhh…

Trail along the Okinagan River- hi 70s to low 80s temp with dry air from the desert. Absolutely heavenly!

Our afternoon routine has been to vineyard hop for wine tastings. Many of the vineyards have amazingly beautiful wine tasting rooms with incredible views! Reminded us of the lakes district of Northern Italy in the Lake Como region- absolutely stunning. Had lunch at Poplar Grove Winery – wow, wow, wow! Bill stocks up on his yearly supply of wine when he comes to this region – so it feels like a treasure hunt! We have bought a few bottles as well, but not many because the wineries can’t ship back to the USA.

Poplar Grove Winery