Only 5.5hours saw us back from Vancouver to home in Lake Country, thanks to the expert driving of Mr R, the able support of a cinnamon bun and coffee stop in Hope and some very clear roads on the Coquihalla, despite the dire weather forecast.
Critter count was surprisingly good, especially on the bird front with bald eagles, a red tailed hawk, a touch of home with a pheasant, and Shaun spotted what we originally thought was a large black bin bag by the side of the road but as we got closer it turned out to be what we think was a golden eagle - it was HUGE!
A critical aspect of the journey was the vocal musings of ABBA (we only have 3 CDs to choose from at the moment, White Stripes was abit lively for ice driving and if we hear Duffy again there will be crimes committed!) and we topped the Coq (pronounce 'coke') to the dulcet tune of Waterloo and there was some serious in-car dancing...
The worst bit was driving into Kelowna with high winds, driving snow and really icy roads...very glad to see our little cottage which is now surrounded by 4ft of snow!!
A huge thank you to everyone for the Christmas cards which are strung up around the house - we opened them with a bottle of Gru-Vee and wrapped in a blanket as its a bit parky at the moment and we have obviously softened up with the -3C in Vancouver...all the cards and email messages really really appreciated!
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hope that you recieved my dancing elf email. can we please have a pic of your house (if you can see it in the snow)!
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