White Christmas - 25/12/'07

My Brother and his girlfriend recently purchased a house in the beautiful Okanagan region of British Columbia. As this was their first Christmas there, they invited me to join and happily I did.


I drove the 4+ hours across a beautiful mountain pass, traveling from green grass and cloudy skies of the coast through snow-capped mountains and trees, eventually arriving alongside the stunning Okanagan Lake as the sky was in a beautiful twilight.


Other relatives also recently purchased in the area, so I went to their place on the first night for a fantastic dinner and great company, then spent the next two days a few miles away in my Bro's beautiful home perched high on a hill overlooking the lake and it's many vineyards.


I really enjoyed the time with my Bro' and his Girl - we had a fantastic Christmas Eve dinner at a wonderful local restaurant and just generally relaxed and enjoyed each others company.


On Christmas Day I returned to Vancouver and the drive itself was like an amazing gift. A fresh snowfall had blanketed most of the route, but the roads were clear and the traffic was non-existent as near everybody seemed to be enjoying the day in the warm, cozy comfort of friends and family - they certainly weren't on the roads.


Back in Vancouver, I was greeted by the omnipresent winter rains, but they lightened up enough so I could get in a nice run in the evening, then a very soothing and looooooooong bath afterwards. ahhh...



MANY THANKS Larry, Brenda, Les, Mary, Rob, Karen, Willow and Gerrard. I love you very much and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!

You included :-)