Genelle to Peachland

Sunday, September 20

View of the garden at Genelle B&B taken from our bedroom window

After a good night's sleep in our lovely B&B room, we went downstairs to enjoy a fantastic breakfast of fresh fruit including yellow raspberries grown in the garden. The two owners, Todd and Gordon, are avid gardeners and their back garden was just divine. Breakfast continued with eggs and bacon with the eggs taken from the hens this morning. We voted it our best breakfast so far on this trip.

Scenery along the way

We headed off for Peachland around 10.00 am knowing we had about a 4-5 hour drive ahead of us. The scenery wasn't as grand as on previous days but still lovely. Tony was driving and all of a sudden Al yelled, "There's a bear". By the time we all looked it was nowhere to be seen - of course! Tony did a u-turn and back we went and to our joy, we all saw it.

We stopped at Greenwood - a town with old style western buildings often used in movies. The bakery proved a great choice for our coffee and cake as we just loved the huge pecan and apple scroll we bought. We swapped drivers and headed for our next break stop in Summerland. Unbeknown to us, Tom Tom took us on another route and we missed all the beautiful wine-growing area. We did however see some deer grazing in someone's front garden! We also drove through the Rock Creek area where we saw the devastation of large bush fires which burnt through this area just a month ago. The only town we passed through was Beaverdell and when we arrived at Wes & Di 's home, they were horrified that we had driven on that route because even the police don't like going to Beaverdell - there are so many rednecks there and it is considered really dangerous. Oh well, what you don't know often doesn't hurt you.

The Bakery and Saloon in Greenwood

Before too long, we woke up to the fact that we were on another route to what we had planned and so headed for Kelowna where we stopped to buy flowers and chocolates for Wes and Di. It was only another 45 minutes and we were in Peachland. Wow! Wes & Di's home is amazing and the view from ALL the living areas is just sensational.

No, not our room. Wes & Di's master bedroom

.. and their ensuite - with views!

We had a "tour" of their beautiful home and were gob-smacked when shown "our" bedrooms - absolutely 5 star - what a blessing! It was then time for all the catch-up chatter, both before, during and after dinner. The four of us feel so at home. Thank you Wes and Di (& Billy, the friendly lab/staff cross).

 

 

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