Today was our first day on the road for points south. After angsting for a month about pulling our big rig from our little road onto Highway 97 from where vehicles come around the corner way too fast, I had that accomplished in about 2 seconds flat. Amazing. BUT, we had to stop TWICE before we hit Oliver, 10 kilometers away. The first stop was after Ed asked "Did anyone turn the water pump … [Read more...]
Penticton Air Quality Almost as Bad as Beijing
OK, perhaps saying the air quality in Penticton is almost as bad as Beijing is a bit of an exaggeration, but when the smoke rolled in yesterday from a forest fire near Omak, Washington (the picture to the left shows the leading edge of the thick layer of smoke)- the air quality and visibility in Penticton took a huge nosedive. Earlier in the week, skies were a little hazy due to smoke from forest … [Read more...]