Day 7 - July 16, 2010 11:45 PM

July 16, 2010
11:45 PM

We continued our trip toward our stop at Summerland. Along the way we should have went around Kelowna instead of driving through it. We didn't realize the size of Kelowna. Also on our way out we got stuck in a traffic jam for about 20 minutes because a light was not working.

We arrived at our hotel in Summerland. We immediately dropped our stuff off and went to Powell beach. The lake was warm enough for me to swim but everyone else wimped out and simply splashed near the shore.

We then went back to the hotel and soaked for a bit in the tiny pool until supper time.

We took a trip to Penticton in search of scenery and supper. We found Penticton to be a very nice looking city with a great board walk area along the lake.

After supper we took a very scenic drive up Carmi street which went directly up one of the mountains. Multi-million homes were spread across the mountain side. The higher we got up the mountain the bigger and more majestic the houses were. This neighborhood seemed to also come with its own herd of deer which just seemed to wonder throughout the neighborhood.

We saw many lavish decks on the houses as many times there were no backyards due to the slope of the land. We also saw a few hammocks which were hung off of cliffs with a rope to pull yourself back up to the backyard. Extremely interesting drive through a very ritzy part of Penticton.

We got back to the hotel and prepared for tomorrow. Our goal is Vancouver. GPS says 4 hours, but Google maps say longer. We plan to be on the road early. Another goal for tomorrow is to stop and buy some of the fresh fruit that is offered at many stands along the road.