....and that's no yolk, folks!

Well, well, well, a gift from the "Sisterhood". A double yolker! (I'll explain later)

 

.....but first, looking out towards Mt. Baker, a Bloody Mary toast to the 4th of July holiday in the United States.....

......and a quick trip out to Ladner to see fellow Teamster peep........

......John and his wife, who were kind enough to take us out on a cruise of the Fraser River.

Houseboat living? Hmnnnnn........

......and only $289,000 for this 465 square foot beauty, plus moorage fees. Not Sold!

.... cruised past some of the fishing trawlers.......

........I hope my time off work weight gain isn't causing that wake, lol.

Thanks again, John!

Sad note, Junior and I had to drop off some household garbage at the facility in Coquitlam, I was shocked at the piles, never mind the smell. Doesn't look like much recycling is going on there, either.

That's it, enough of the big city! Time to take a cruise on the Coquihalla higway........

......all that driving makes one mighty thirsty, so our first stop was Shaughnessy's Cove on Okanagan Lake in Summerland.

Next stop was to see the "Sisterhood"! (That included my sis and "the girls"!

Unc has been busy creating thought-provoking art, like the railway spike, full featured, canine.

All smiles when you start your morning on the beach. (With a little shout out to Timmies)

......and it was a gorgeous, mostly smoke free, morning........

........and ended with a gorgeous, mostly smoke free evening.....(the forest fire situation was bad, and got a lot worse after we came home)

.......followed by a gorgeous sunset the next evening, yada, yada, yada.......

.....meanwhile back in the garage, Ritsue was stylin' on this vintage chopper.......

......and was getting quite chummy with the sisters.......

......and showing off her motorcycle prowess on the trail 70.

....a little toasty climbing into the car on more than one Okanagan morning. (almost 110 fahrenheit!)

....spent part of one day exploring around Summerland. This is an old cemetery with a view just off of Peach Orchard Rd.

.....touring around makes one awfully thirsty, so we had to refresh at the Summerland Heritage Cider Co. There were many choices, including the original apple, wirh cherry, peach, blackberry mint, and more.

....outside, the apple crop is coming along nicely, as shown by our lovely orchard model.

......the coffee at Granny's Fruit Stand in Summerland came highly recommended, and they did not disappoint.

We went to visit the family grave site in Penticton, the view looking north is stunning.

..... the warm Okanagan weather makes one awfully thirsty. (any excuse will do, lol) On this day it was Bad Tattoo Brewing close to the lake in Penticton.

...back to Auntie and Uncle's, Ritsue is back to modelling, this time this vintage Yamaha.

.....there's always some kind of prop around to make the most out of......

.....awwww, last night in town, until next time.......

....on the way home I thought it would be cool to visit Lightning Lakes in Manning Park, just off of the Hope-Princeton Highway. I was dismayed to see so many other people had the same idea.....

.....I will say, the gophers were more than happy to pose for a pic....

.....the spur of the moment thistle pic....

.....a few hundred metres north was 20 Minute Lake, which was a whole bunch quieter, ahhhhhh........

......a great souvenir of our trip to Auntie and Uncle's.......where's Waldo?

.....ha ha ha, there he is, what a piece of art!