Tuesday, June 27, 2017

No Kms Monday;
118.4Kms Tuesday
Our day off in Osoyoos was not a play day after all due to bike care and laundry needs for B and administrative work for Y. The break was great, especially as the wind from the West was picking up all day and by nightfall there were rollers off Osoyoos Lake onto the beach.


Tuesday was windy all day, but there was reprieve in the undulating landscape and meandering roadway. A super highlight Tuesday was a visit to "Farmers Dotter" in Cawston, just East of Keremeos, and our pals Yve and Morris. We plan to get back to see them again soon, as our brief, surreal hello was a surprise stop-by. They are in the process of expanding their operations to include accommodation - so stay tuned. Yve bakes sourdough (dozens at a time in her outdoor oven - 77 is her record) for the Penticton Saturday market and she was creating a scape / salt / mustard pair of projects (which we didn't have time to learn about) when we dropped by. We rode along and twice crossed the beautiful Similkemene River en route between Cawston and Princeton.
The valley was narrow and long, with wind mostly from the West, but occassionally from other points - the Valley of Four Winds, Yve had told us earlier. In addition to fruit orchards, there were many established and new vineyards, with ties to famed BC labels - the tillable hillside benches were orderly and thriving.
 
We decided today that we will indeed make it for Canada Day in Victoria, so we ordered a Canada Day flag cake from Thrifty Foods for our arrival at Mile 0 on July 1st! Princeton has more business activity than we expected, and we enjoyed our walk to town and dinner.


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