Kelowna Golf and Wine Tour

In September, Jim and I enjoyed a wonderful week in Kelowna, with our good friends, Gloria and Dean Eshelman. We stayed in a great condo at the Lake Okanagan Resort on the west side of Kelowna (which was north about 14 km, on treacherous two lane road!) The weather was beautiful in September and we were able to play golf at five different golf courses in seven days. Three of the five days we played golf with the Eshelmans in the Okanagan valley. The other two we played on the way down to Kelowna and on the way home. THAT'S A LOT OF GOLF!  

The wineries we visited (in no particular order) were: Gray Monk, Mission Hill, Greata Ranch, Tantalus, Summerhill, Hester Creek, Cedar Creek Estate, Camelot, Arrow Leaf, Ex Nihilo, Quinta Ferreira, Tin Horn Creek, Jackson Trigg, Bonitas, Le Vieux Pin, Burrowing Owl, Castoro de Oro, Cassini Cellars, Vibrant Vine, Gehringer Brothers, Blasted Church, Inniskillin, The View, Sperling. OH MY, THAT'S A LOT OF WINE!

On the way back to Calgary we stopped at the famous Dave's Log Barn with the famous "goat walk". When we asked about the "Home-Made Mennonite Baked Goods," the cashier told us that the baked goods were not really made by Mennonites, but that some Mennonite people used to work there.....LOL! It's all in the marketing, folks!

Gloria and Dean, thanks for sharing a great vacation! Bev and Steve we missed you!

Salmon Arm Golf Course, Salmon Arm, BC

View from our condo

Dean and Gloria at the Art Show (we did do something other than drink!)

View from Gray Monk Winery

Ex Nihilo Winery

Gray Monk Winery

First winery we visited (still Gray Monk)

Driving from West Kelowna to Peach Land

Mission Winery

I must have been the DD that day...I look bored.

Jim and Dean getting ready to tee off at Summer Land

Bonita's Winery

After golf at Summer Land, we hit a couple of wineries on the way back

View from Greata Winery

Gallagher's Canyon Golf Course

Summer Hill Pyramid Winery

Summer Hill Pyramid Winery

Dean, Gloria, Candy, and Jim at Cedar Creek Estate Winery

Camelot Winery......the sword and the stone(s)

Vibrant Vine Winery

The Rise Golf Course

Rise Golf Course

Gloria teeing off  with a view of Lake Okanagan on The Rise Golf Course

We started off our last day in Kelowna with a toast to our grand baby due in Feb (Ryan and Cindy). Jackson Triggs Winery

Castoro de Oro Winery

Quinta Ferreira Winery

Burrowing Owl Winery

Hester Creek Winery

Oh Ohhh...Dean trying to make it into La Vieux Pin Winery!!

Where next??

Nine wineries on the last day.......

Famous Dave's Log Barn

Sitting on the giant gorilla at Dave's Log Barn

Goat Walk at the Log Barn