Ski Apex or Baldy and stay in Penticton, eh...

This was shot Dec 28th on Apex by Preserved Light Photography.

How to we deal with snow in Penticton? I have been told that an artful application of hot air will work wonders.

We have skiing!!!

Two wonderful 'local' mountains..local means fewer peeps...fewer fancy facilities..which means cheaper that the big ones. We have family with us this Christmas and they are big hill folks..Whistler/Blackcomb and they were truly impressed with the mountains. True...not so much x3 Blacks...more wide sweeps and huge powder.

This is Baldy on Dec 20th.

Family time

Travel time from the loft is 30 minutes to Apex and 90 to Baldy.


Book thru either of these two platforms.

booking.com/hotel/ca/sunshine-and-wine-loft.

airbnb.ca/rooms/14372772

Penticton vineyards, oysters and Bighorn sheep....

Salty's..a restaurant here in town is offering a winter special. A Buck a Shuck. Oysters for a buck each! So the other night we went up and made sure that the offering met our very high standards. It was all of that and more...we need to go back, just to be sure......

Damn but I like the picture. It's a vineyard on the Naramata Bench and there are some colour ones in the Blog of the same..but I really really enjoy this black and white shot.







This is on the east Skaha Road between Penticton and Oliver

There is a wildlife migration and protection zone along the Skaha East road and I was rewarded today. The Bighorn sheep herd were in.

Yes yes yes..here is the same vineyard on the Naramata Bench Road but the colour shot.

We book thru either of these two platforms.


airbnb.ca/rooms/14372772?preview

booking.com/hotel/ca/sunshine-and-wine-loft.html

Come up for Date nights and roses in Penticton.

I have been away for a couple of weeks taking in the Washington coast and all of it's bounty. Meaning oysters and beer, mostly. 

 Sunrise on the Willapa River in Washington State
                           

Home again tho and we took a drive down to the Okanagan Lake shore this morning.

Life in Penticton slows down come the fall. The vineyards and winery tasting rooms are open tho and there is no waiting for a table at any of the restaurants. It's a great get-away place...whether for a weekend or a mid-week jaunt....come on up...kick back and light the candles...take a soak in the jetted tub. Cool the jets for a couple days. You deserve it.

Later on we took a spin out onto the Naramata Bench Road. The late grapes hang..waiting for the frost...to be made into Ice Wine.

AirBnB   .....airbnb.ca/rooms/14372772?preview
                           or
 or VRBO...homeaway.ca/cottage-rental/p910480vb

 In the front garden this morning...October 28th....still blooming.

Apex Mountain Skiing!!!

                                                             APEX!!!

Ski season is on it's way, and if you are coming to Apex, then you want to be in Penticton for your off-hill time. We offer a perfect place to do that....and all for $130 a night. We do limit it to two people in the room and have a heated garage to store and dry gear. 

Why not check it out on AirBnB.....

airbnb.ca/rooms/14372772?preview

or VRBO...homeaway.ca/cottage-rental/p910480vb

Jetted tub, coffee maker, tv with cable and right in town so only minutes from everything.

Dragon Boat weekend...booked

The Annual Penticton Dragon Boat Racing weekend took place...I would have Blogged about it up-coming but we were already booked. 87 boats...man...that is a lot of paddlers. The folks that booked in with us had started thinking that they were not going to find accommodation. They had checked hotels and all were full...and somewhere in the deep recesses of their  minds...AirBnB...came looking on the website and there we were! 

 

https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/14372772?preview

 http://www.booking.com/hotel/ca/sunshine-and-wine-loft.html

Ahh yes...Desperate Dragon Housewives.....

Just a given`r....

These folks are on their way to the start line

Wildlife photography in BC

Do you enjoy photographing wildlife?  We are ten minutes from an area heavily populated with deer,  mountain goats and birds of prey.

If you want to come visit us? 
Please book thru AirBnB  

airbnb.ca/rooms/14372772?preview

or, if you use VRBO..homeaway.ca/cottage-rental/p910480vb

 Adding a few new shots. 

Of course...one needs to stop and smell the wine corks now and then...

and rest...one needs to rest...