B.C. Day 7

On Thursday, July 14, we woke up to another beautiful day. We decided to try out a beach in Penticton, which was about a 15 minute drive from where we were staying. Right when we were leaving, Haley asked me to pull a leaf off a tree that we were parked next to. The leaves were massive!

We ended up going to Okanagan Beach for the day and packing a picnic lunch.

The water was quite cold, so the kids would come and warm up on the sand.

The wind picked up after being there for a few hours (you can see the water is very choppy), which was perfect for the guy who was kite sailing.

We decided to make the half hour drive to a place called Tickleberry's, where they have 72 flavors of ice cream and a really neat shop. We gasped at the prices (I think a large was over $10, so we ordered a large for the kids to share) but then gasped at the portions: they were absolutely humongous! The kids got a small bucket of ice cream that they split between themselves with 4 flavors. Jared and I shared a medium, which was 3 flavors and still huge. I tried some sort of lime one and a strawberry lemonade flavor and we ate outside and it was very enjoyable!

After our ice cream trip, we drove back to Penticton to Skaha Park where the kids played for a little while.

We then went for supper at Tug's Tap House Pub & Eatery which had caught Jared's eye when we had gone to see a movie in Penticton 2 days earlier. Needless to say, they did not have a kids menu but the kids shared chicken fingers which worked out well.

This house on the way back caught my eye. I like this church we drove by a few times in Summerland. That was our last day in B.C., as we got up at 6 a.m. the next morning and spent the whole day driving and then most of the day driving the day after that. I'm really glad we got to see family out there and check out some beautiful beaches! I will post some pictures of the scenic drive home. Until next time, "keep fit and have fun!" (Body Break)