The Prairie landscape sucks energy when cycling we learned in June this year. Now we know it also sucks energy when driving. With just our car, we can get over 650K on a tank; in hilly Ontario and Quebec with our canoe on the car and towing our trailer we got about 350K per tank of gas. On the Prairies, flat and windy, we consistently got about 240K per tank; back in the BC Rockies, we are getting over 420K per tank!
Friday evening, after a sunset stop at Munson Pond Park in Kelowna, we happily arrived at the beautiful home of niece Theodora and her family: husband Nektarios, 6yo Alexandros, and 3 & 3/4yo Nikolas. Saturday morning after Theodora's wonderful waffles we went up to Myra Canyon to see and walk on the rail tressels. En route, we saw a few hunting parties, including one set gutting a deer.
It was an exciting walk across many tressel sections and in one tunnel. As we exited the tunnel, it was quite windy and it began to snow, so we headed back.
After a yummy picnic lunch at home, we went out to a local turtle pond and had a laugh getting un-stuck from the muddy shore. Puzzles and stories ended a fun day. After Theodora's scone breakfast on Sunday, we were outside for a "mitten-run" to the pond and then played with Uncle Tim's Go-Cart and had fun collecting leaves. Lunch out was followed by a visit to the Kelowna Art Gallery for Yolanda, Theodora and the boys: Alexandros & Nikolas.
Bob and Nektarios went afield to seek bird photos. At the Gallery, Yolanda, Theodora and the boys painted paper plates in preparation for an over-weaving.
As the paint dried, they visited three exhibits, including an outdoor woven branch sculpture, an exhibit of tapestry works by Jane Kidd and drawings & paintings by school students. In the evening we did more drawing & puzzle making. We had such a great, busy visit with the Koulis' and look forward to returning!
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