Tag Archives: B.C.

On Our Way

Posted on January 28, 2025 by If It Was Today

We’re on our way back to New Zealand for another visit. This time, we decided to break up the trip with a few days in Vancouver. A fourteen hour flight to Auckland is exhausting enough on its own, without having … Continue reading →

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Okanagan – Day 4

Posted on August 28, 2024 by If It Was Today

After a slow start, we headed south to See Ya Later Ranch Winery. We started with lunch on the patio. It is a lovely location with a playground and picnic area… And it also has a location for weddings. Another … Continue reading →

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Okanagan – Day 2

Posted on August 25, 2024 by If It Was Today

The weather was much better today, and we decided to have a slow day to enjoy the weather. We started with lattes on the patio, where I watched to moon set over the hills. Here is another view from the … Continue reading →

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Wine Country – Okanagan BC

Posted on August 24, 2024 by If It Was Today

We enjoyed our visit to the Okanagan so much in April that we decided to make a return visit in late August. The trip started off a little shaky with a two hour delay to our flight to Vancouver, due … Continue reading →

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Rainy Days

Posted on April 27, 2024 by If It Was Today

The weather has been fantastic for our visit to B.C. Until now, anyway. The last few days haven’t been quite as nice, with cloud, drizzle, and then outright rain. This picture is from our visit to Butchart Gardens, in the … Continue reading →

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Brentwood Bay

Posted on April 23, 2024 by If It Was Today

We headed south from Nanaimo and stopped in to visit a friend that Jan worked with – Heather and her husband Tom – for a lovely lunch. It was great to catch up, but all too soon we had to … Continue reading →

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Summerland

Posted on April 19, 2024 by If It Was Today

After a day of wine tasting yesterday, we decided it would be appropriate to enjoy the hiking trails in the Okanagan, so we headed over to the Giant’s Head Mountain Park. There are a number of well marked trails in … Continue reading →

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B.C. Wine Country

Posted on April 17, 2024 by If It Was Today

We had beautiful weather in Vancouver and then drove up to the Okanagan on Monday, where we were treated to snow squalls on Tuesday. We spent the afternoon visiting relatives we hadn’t seen in years, laughing, catching up, and having … Continue reading →

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Alien Landscape

Posted on April 18, 2016 by If It Was Today

Our Vancouver trip is pretty much over – I’m writing this from the airport waiting for our flight. Over the next few days I want to post a few more pictures from a wonderful visit to a wonderful city. This … Continue reading →

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Wine and Cheese

Posted on April 14, 2016 by If It Was Today

Our first stop today was an artisanal goat cheese shop just south of Kelowna.   You drive out of town along the lake, past the houses, past the cottages and then past the vineyards. As you drive the road gets narrower … Continue reading →

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